diff --git a/util/src/main/resources/com/ning/billing/util/notificationq/dao/NotificationSqlDao.sql.stg b/util/src/main/resources/com/ning/billing/util/notificationq/dao/NotificationSqlDao.sql.stg
index 8eb289a..3c81e21 100644
--- a/util/src/main/resources/com/ning/billing/util/notificationq/dao/NotificationSqlDao.sql.stg
+++ b/util/src/main/resources/com/ning/billing/util/notificationq/dao/NotificationSqlDao.sql.stg
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ getReadyNotifications() ::= <<
, processing_available_date
, processing_state
from notifications
+ FORCE INDEX (idx_comp_where)
where
effective_date \<= :now
and queue_name = :queueName