diff --git a/docroot/sites/all/modules/custom/nrf_search/nrf_search.module b/docroot/sites/all/modules/custom/nrf_search/nrf_search.module
index 6b06bd0..7b96ef0 100644
--- a/docroot/sites/all/modules/custom/nrf_search/nrf_search.module
+++ b/docroot/sites/all/modules/custom/nrf_search/nrf_search.module
@@ -155,3 +155,17 @@ function _nrf_search_update_synonym($target, $synonyms = array()) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Debug function to reinitialize the managed synonym list.
+ */
+function nrf_search_reinitialize_synonyms() {
+
+  $entity_type = 'synonym';
+
+  $entities = entity_load($entity_type, FALSE);
+  foreach ($entities as $entity) {
+    nrf_search_entity_update($entity, $entity_type);
+  }
+}
+