diff --git a/appview/indexer/notifier.go b/appview/indexer/notifier.go
--- a/appview/indexer/notifier.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/notifier.go
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ l.Error("failed to index an issue", "err", err)
 	}
 }
 
+func (ix *Indexer) NewIssueClosed(ctx context.Context, issue *models.Issue) {
+	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer.NewIssueClosed", "issue", issue)
+	l.Debug("updating an issue")
+	err := ix.Issues.Index(ctx, *issue)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error("failed to index an issue", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (ix *Indexer) DeleteIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *models.Issue) {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer.DeleteIssue", "issue", issue)
 	l.Debug("deleting an issue")
diff --git a/appview/issues/issues.go b/appview/issues/issues.go
--- a/appview/issues/issues.go
+++ b/appview/issues/issues.go
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ l.Error("failed to close issue", "err", err)
 			rp.pages.Notice(w, "issue-action", "Failed to close issue. Try again later.")
 			return
 		}
+		// change the issue state (this will pass down to the notifiers)
+		issue.Open = false
 
 		// notify about the issue closure
 		rp.notifier.NewIssueClosed(r.Context(), issue)
@@ -353,6 +355,12 @@ l.Error("failed to reopen issue", "err", err)
 			rp.pages.Notice(w, "issue-action", "Failed to reopen issue. Try again later.")
 			return
 		}
+		// change the issue state (this will pass down to the notifiers)
+		issue.Open = true
+
+		// // notify about the issue reopen
+		// rp.notifier.NewIssueReopen(r.Context(), issue)
+
 		rp.pages.HxLocation(w, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/issues/%d", f.OwnerSlashRepo(), issue.IssueId))
 		return
 	} else {