diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/MapEntries.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/MapEntries.java
index 95a4164a..80556f07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/MapEntries.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/MapEntries.java
@@ -1166,8 +1166,10 @@ protected void initializeVanityPaths() throws IOException {
         this.initializing.lock();
         try {
             if (this.factory.isVanityPathEnabled()) {
+                vanityPathsProcessed.set(false);
                 this.vanityBloomFilter = createVanityBloomFilter();
                 VanityPathInitializer vpi = new VanityPathInitializer(this.factory);
+
                 if (this.factory.isVanityPathCacheInitInBackground()) {
                     this.log.debug("bg init starting");
                     Thread vpinit = new Thread(vpi, "VanityPathInitializer");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/VanityPathMapEntriesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/VanityPathMapEntriesTest.java
index 066c2912..d0da9dfc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/VanityPathMapEntriesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/resourceresolver/impl/mapping/VanityPathMapEntriesTest.java
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ private void waitForBgInit() {
 
     // get vanity paths (after waiting for bg init to complete)
     private void initializeVanityPaths() throws IOException {
-        getVanityPathsProcessed().set(false);
         mapEntries.initializeVanityPaths();
         waitForBgInit();
     }