diff --git a/backend/canisters/user_index/impl/src/updates/register_bot.rs b/backend/canisters/user_index/impl/src/updates/register_bot.rs
index 99a4d68553..9ba271a29b 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/user_index/impl/src/updates/register_bot.rs
+++ b/backend/canisters/user_index/impl/src/updates/register_bot.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 use crate::guards::caller_is_governance_principal;
 use crate::model::user_map::Bot;
 use crate::model::{MAX_AVATAR_SIZE, MAX_COMMANDS, MAX_DESCRIPTION_LEN};
-use crate::{mutate_state, read_state, RuntimeState, USER_LIMIT};
+use crate::{mutate_state, read_state, RuntimeState, ONE_GB, ONE_MB, USER_LIMIT};
 use candid::Principal;
 use canister_api_macros::{proposal, update};
 use canister_tracing_macros::trace;
 use event_store_producer::EventBuilder;
 use local_user_index_canister::{BotRegistered, UserIndexEvent};
 use rand::RngCore;
+use storage_index_canister::add_or_update_users::UserConfig;
 use tracing::error;
 use types::{UserId, UserType};
 use url::Url;
@@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ fn register_bot_impl(args: Args, state: &mut RuntimeState) {
         None,
     );
 
+    state.data.storage_index_user_sync_queue.push(
+        state.data.storage_index_canister_id,
+        UserConfig {
+            user_id: args.principal,
+            byte_limit: ONE_GB,
+        },
+    );
+
     state.data.event_store_client.push(
         EventBuilder::new("user_registered", now)
             .with_user(user_id.to_string(), true)