diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/DefaultIndexMetadataService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/DefaultIndexMetadataService.kt
index 724e18f73..fb6fa43c8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/DefaultIndexMetadataService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/DefaultIndexMetadataService.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.opensearch.action.admin.cluster.state.ClusterStateRequest
 import org.opensearch.action.admin.cluster.state.ClusterStateResponse
 import org.opensearch.action.support.IndicesOptions
 import org.opensearch.client.Client
+import org.opensearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetadata
 import org.opensearch.cluster.service.ClusterService
 import org.opensearch.common.unit.TimeValue
 import org.opensearch.indexmanagement.opensearchapi.suspendUntil
@@ -38,11 +39,7 @@ class DefaultIndexMetadataService(val customUUIDSetting: String? = null) : Index
 
         response.state.metadata.indices.forEach {
             // TODO waiting to add document count until it is definitely needed
-            val uuid = if (customUUIDSetting != null) {
-                it.value.settings.get(customUUIDSetting, it.value.indexUUID)
-            } else {
-                it.value.indexUUID
-            }
+            val uuid = getCustomIndexUUID(it.value)
             val indexMetadata = ISMIndexMetadata(uuid, it.value.creationDate, -1)
             indexNameToMetadata[it.key] = indexMetadata
         }
@@ -50,6 +47,19 @@ class DefaultIndexMetadataService(val customUUIDSetting: String? = null) : Index
         return indexNameToMetadata
     }
 
+    /*
+     * If an extension wants Index Management to determine cluster state indices UUID based on a custom index setting if
+     * present of cluster state, the extension will override this customUUID setting. This allows an index to migrate off
+     * cluster and back while using this persistent uuid.
+     */
+    fun getCustomIndexUUID(indexMetadata: IndexMetadata): String {
+        return if (customUUIDSetting != null) {
+            indexMetadata.settings.get(customUUIDSetting, indexMetadata.indexUUID)
+        } else {
+            indexMetadata.indexUUID
+        }
+    }
+
     override suspend fun getMetadataForAllIndices(client: Client, clusterService: ClusterService): Map<String, ISMIndexMetadata> {
         return getMetadata(listOf("*"), client, clusterService)
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
index 3ab50b46a..1e53c1657 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/ManagedIndexRunner.kt
@@ -245,10 +245,15 @@ object ManagedIndexRunner :
             return
         }
 
-        var indexMetadata = getIndexMetadata(managedIndexConfig.index)
-        // The index uuids not matching can happen when two jobs share a name but have different index types
-        if (indexMetadata == null || indexMetadata.indexUUID != managedIndexConfig.indexUuid) {
-            indexMetadata = null
+        // Check the cluster state for the index metadata
+        var clusterStateIndexMetadata = getIndexMetadata(managedIndexConfig.index)
+        val defaultIndexMetadataService = indexMetadataProvider.services[DEFAULT_INDEX_TYPE] as DefaultIndexMetadataService
+        val clusterStateIndexUUID = clusterStateIndexMetadata?.let { defaultIndexMetadataService.getCustomIndexUUID(it) }
+        // If the index metadata is null, the index is not in the cluster state. If the index metadata is not null, but
+        // the cluster state index uuid differs from the one in the managed index config then the config is referring
+        // to a different index which does not exist in the cluster. We need to check all of the extensions to confirm an index exists
+        if (clusterStateIndexMetadata == null || clusterStateIndexUUID != managedIndexConfig.indexUuid) {
+            clusterStateIndexMetadata = null
             // If the cluster state/default index type didn't have an index with a matching name and uuid combination, try all other index types
             val nonDefaultIndexTypes = indexMetadataProvider.services.keys.filter { it != DEFAULT_INDEX_TYPE }
             val multiTypeIndexNameToMetaData =
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ object ManagedIndexRunner :
                 return
             }
         } else {
-            val clusterStateMetadata = indexMetadata.getManagedIndexMetadata()
+            val clusterStateMetadata = clusterStateIndexMetadata.getManagedIndexMetadata()
             val metadataCheck = checkMetadata(clusterStateMetadata, managedIndexMetaData, managedIndexConfig.indexUuid, logger)
             if (metadataCheck != MetadataCheck.SUCCESS) {
                 logger.info("Skipping execution while metadata status is $metadataCheck")