diff --git a/material/plugins/search/plugin.py b/material/plugins/search/plugin.py
index 5c254e3f7..724de6e0a 100644
--- a/material/plugins/search/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/search/plugin.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class SearchPlugin(BasePlugin[SearchConfig]):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # Initialize incremental builds
+        self.is_dirty = False
         self.is_dirtyreload = False
 
         # Initialize search index cache
diff --git a/src/plugins/search/plugin.py b/src/plugins/search/plugin.py
index 5c254e3f7..724de6e0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/search/plugin.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class SearchPlugin(BasePlugin[SearchConfig]):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # Initialize incremental builds
+        self.is_dirty = False
         self.is_dirtyreload = False
 
         # Initialize search index cache