diff --git a/apachesolr_multisitesearch.index.inc b/apachesolr_multisitesearch.index.inc
index d4ad666..a0622fa 100644
--- a/apachesolr_multisitesearch.index.inc
+++ b/apachesolr_multisitesearch.index.inc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function apachesolr_multisitesearch_refresh_metadata() {
       variable_set('apachesolr_multisitesearch_last_metadata_update', $time);
     }
   }
-  if ($time - $last_fetch > 60*5) {
+  else if ($time - $last_fetch > 60*5) {
     apachesolr_multisitesearch_retrieve_metadata();
   }
   $env_id = apachesolr_default_environment();
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ function apachesolr_multisitesearch_update_metadata() {
     $solr = apachesolr_get_solr();
     $metadata_doc = apachesolr_multisitesearch_generate_metadata();
     $solr->addDocuments(array($metadata_doc));
-    $solr->commit();
     watchdog('Apache Solr Multisite', 'Updated site meta data');
     return TRUE;
   }