diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
index d36c4a240a..11d9004a34 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <summary>Contains the core assemblies needed to run Umbraco Cms</summary>
         <language>en-US</language>
         <tags>umbraco</tags>
-        <dependencies>
+        <dependencies> 
             <!--
               note: dependencies are specified as [x.y.z,x.999999) eg [2.1.0,2.999999) and NOT [2.1.0,3.0.0) because
               the latter would pick anything below 3.0.0 and that includes prereleases such as 3.0.0-alpha, and we do
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/ContentIndexPopulator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/ContentIndexPopulator.cs
index d1255b4d46..72615b4b26 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/ContentIndexPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/ContentIndexPopulator.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
     /// <summary>
     /// Performs the data lookups required to rebuild a content index
     /// </summary>
-    public class ContentIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator
+    public class ContentIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator<UmbracoContentIndex>
     {
         private readonly IContentService _contentService;
         private readonly IValueSetBuilder<IContent> _contentValueSetBuilder;
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
                 _publishedQuery = sqlContext.Query<IContent>().Where(x => x.Published);
             _publishedValuesOnly = publishedValuesOnly;
             _parentId = parentId;
-
-            RegisterIndex(Constants.UmbracoIndexes.InternalIndexName);
-            RegisterIndex(Constants.UmbracoIndexes.ExternalIndexName);
         }
 
         protected override void PopulateIndexes(IEnumerable<IIndex> indexes)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IIndexPopulator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IIndexPopulator.cs
index aeb3514578..153e88d46b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IIndexPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IIndexPopulator.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ using Examine;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Examine
 {
-    
-
     public interface IIndexPopulator
     {
-        bool IsRegistered(string indexName);
-        void RegisterIndex(string indexName);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If this index is registered with this populatr
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="index"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        bool IsRegistered(IIndex index);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Populate indexers 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexPopulator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexPopulator.cs
index 5f701312ea..9cd985df16 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexPopulator.cs
@@ -5,13 +5,26 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Collections;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Examine
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An <see cref="IIndexPopulator"/> that is automatically associated to any index of type <see cref="TIndex"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TIndex"></typeparam>
+    public abstract class IndexPopulator<TIndex> : IndexPopulator where TIndex : IIndex
+    {
+        public override bool IsRegistered(IIndex index)
+        {
+            if (base.IsRegistered(index)) return true;
+            return index is TIndex;
+        }
+    }
+
     public abstract class IndexPopulator : IIndexPopulator
     {
         private readonly ConcurrentHashSet<string> _registeredIndexes = new ConcurrentHashSet<string>();
 
-        public bool IsRegistered(string indexName)
+        public virtual bool IsRegistered(IIndex index)
         {
-            return _registeredIndexes.Contains(indexName);
+            return _registeredIndexes.Contains(index.Name);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -25,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
 
         public void Populate(params IIndex[] indexes)
         {
-            PopulateIndexes(indexes.Where(x => IsRegistered(x.Name)));
+            PopulateIndexes(indexes.Where(IsRegistered));
         }
 
         protected abstract void PopulateIndexes(IEnumerable<IIndex> indexes);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
index 39b29c5a2b..d946a8f783 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
             ExamineManager = examineManager;
         }
 
-        public bool CanRebuild(string indexName)
+        public bool CanRebuild(IIndex index)
         {
-            return _populators.Any(x => x.IsRegistered(indexName));
+            return _populators.Any(x => x.IsRegistered(index));
         }
 
         public void RebuildIndex(string indexName)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/MediaIndexPopulator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/MediaIndexPopulator.cs
index 39a0b3f7c8..2232d359e7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/MediaIndexPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/MediaIndexPopulator.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
     /// <summary>
     /// Performs the data lookups required to rebuild a media index
     /// </summary>
-    public class MediaIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator
+    public class MediaIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator<UmbracoContentIndex>
     {
         private readonly int? _parentId;
         private readonly IMediaService _mediaService;
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
             _parentId = parentId;
             _mediaService = mediaService;
             _mediaValueSetBuilder = mediaValueSetBuilder;
-
-            RegisterIndex(Constants.UmbracoIndexes.InternalIndexName);
-            RegisterIndex(Constants.UmbracoIndexes.ExternalIndexName);
         }
 
         protected override void PopulateIndexes(IEnumerable<IIndex> indexes)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/MemberIndexPopulator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine/MemberIndexPopulator.cs
index cf04861372..6e97ee9195 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/MemberIndexPopulator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/MemberIndexPopulator.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Examine
 {
-    public class MemberIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator
+    public class MemberIndexPopulator : IndexPopulator<UmbracoMemberIndex>
     {
         private readonly IMemberService _memberService;
         private readonly IValueSetBuilder<IMember> _valueSetBuilder;
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
         {
             _memberService = memberService;
             _valueSetBuilder = valueSetBuilder;
-
-            RegisterIndex(Core.Constants.UmbracoIndexes.MembersIndexName);
         }
         protected override void PopulateIndexes(IEnumerable<IIndex> indexes)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine/Umbraco.Examine.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Examine/Umbraco.Examine.csproj
index 56e9b1a928..4258e14aa0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine/Umbraco.Examine.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine/Umbraco.Examine.csproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- note: NuGet deals with transitive references now -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta059" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta060" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="NPoco" Version="3.9.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
index 38c049f7aa..810ebe5ab4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Castle.Core" Version="4.2.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta059" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta060" />
     <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack">
       <Version>1.8.9</Version>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/IndexTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/IndexTest.cs
index 35e3524459..2f0adfcb25 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/IndexTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/IndexTest.cs
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UmbracoExamine
                 validator: new ContentValueSetValidator(false)))
             using (indexer.ProcessNonAsync())
             {
-                contentRebuilder.RegisterIndex(indexer.Name);
-                mediaRebuilder.RegisterIndex(indexer.Name);
 
                 var searcher = indexer.GetSearcher();
 
@@ -283,7 +281,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UmbracoExamine
                 validator: new ContentValueSetValidator(false)))
             using (indexer.ProcessNonAsync())
             {
-                rebuilder.RegisterIndex(indexer.Name);
 
                 var searcher = indexer.GetSearcher();
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/SearchTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/SearchTests.cs
index a01d49cc22..8156f640d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/SearchTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/UmbracoExamine/SearchTests.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.UmbracoExamine
             using (var indexer = IndexInitializer.GetUmbracoIndexer(ProfilingLogger, luceneDir))
             using (indexer.ProcessNonAsync())
             {
-                rebuilder.RegisterIndex(indexer.Name);
                 indexer.CreateIndex();
                 rebuilder.Populate(indexer);
                 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index 88155846d7..4a34e23afb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CSharpTest.Net.Collections" Version="14.906.1403.1082" />
     <PackageReference Include="ClientDependency" Version="1.9.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="ClientDependency-Mvc5" Version="1.8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta059" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta060" />
     <PackageReference Include="ImageProcessor.Web" Version="4.9.3.25" />
     <PackageReference Include="ImageProcessor.Web.Config" Version="2.4.1.19" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin" Version="2.2.2" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ExamineManagementController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ExamineManagementController.cs
index 6667510b49..bce2c4a438 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ExamineManagementController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ExamineManagementController.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             if (!validate.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 throw new HttpResponseException(validate);
 
-            validate = ValidatePopulator(indexName);
+            validate = ValidatePopulator(index);
             if (!validate.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 throw new HttpResponseException(validate);
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             if (!validate.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 return validate;
 
-            validate = ValidatePopulator(indexName);
+            validate = ValidatePopulator(index);
             if (!validate.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 return validate;
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                 Name = indexName,
                 HealthStatus = isHealth.Success ? (isHealth.Result ?? "Healthy") : (isHealth.Result ?? "Unhealthy"),
                 ProviderProperties = properties,
-                CanRebuild = _indexRebuilder.CanRebuild(indexName)
+                CanRebuild = _indexRebuilder.CanRebuild(index)
             };
 
 
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return response1;
         }
 
-        private HttpResponseMessage ValidatePopulator(string indexName)
+        private HttpResponseMessage ValidatePopulator(IIndex index)
         {
-            if (_indexRebuilder.CanRebuild(indexName))
+            if (_indexRebuilder.CanRebuild(index))
                 return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
 
             var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
-            response.Content = new StringContent($"The index {indexName} cannot be rebuilt because it does not have an associated {typeof(IIndexPopulator)}");
+            response.Content = new StringContent($"The index {index.Name} cannot be rebuilt because it does not have an associated {typeof(IIndexPopulator)}");
             response.ReasonPhrase = "Index cannot be rebuilt";
             return response;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 9a96acbd8c..8006277c73 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="ClientDependency" Version="1.9.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="CSharpTest.Net.Collections" Version="14.906.1403.1082" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta059" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Examine" Version="1.0.0-beta060" />
     <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.8.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="ImageProcessor">
       <Version>2.6.2.25</Version>