diff --git a/app/models/concerns/search_cache.rb b/app/models/concerns/search_cache.rb
index ad25b07de..478f9a0e1 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/search_cache.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/search_cache.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module SearchCache
   end
 
   def calculate_tsvector
-    self.class.where(id: id).update_all("tsv = (#{searchable_values_sql})")
+    self.class.with_hidden.where(id: id).update_all("tsv = (#{searchable_values_sql})")
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/spec/models/search_cache_spec.rb b/spec/models/search_cache_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03dc09368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/search_cache_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe SearchCache do
+  describe "#calculate_tsvector" do
+    it "calculates the tsv column of a record" do
+      debate = create(:debate)
+      debate.update_column(:tsv, nil)
+
+      expect(debate.reload.tsv).to be_nil
+
+      debate.calculate_tsvector
+
+      expect(debate.reload.tsv).not_to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "calculates the tsv column of a hidden record" do
+      debate = create(:debate, :hidden)
+      debate.update_column(:tsv, nil)
+
+      expect(debate.reload.tsv).to be_nil
+
+      debate.calculate_tsvector
+
+      expect(debate.reload.tsv).not_to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+end