diff --git a/src/__tests__/tigris.rpc.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/tigris.rpc.spec.ts
index fe77681..e1e543e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/tigris.rpc.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/tigris.rpc.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	TigrisCollectionType,
 	TigrisDataTypes,
 	TigrisSchema,
+	UpdateFields,
 	UpdateQueryOptions,
 } from "../types";
 import { Tigris, TigrisClientConfig } from "../tigris";
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ describe("rpc tests", () => {
 
 		const expectedFilter = { id: 1 };
 		const expectedCollation: Collation = { case: Case.CaseInsensitive };
-		const expectedUpdateFields = { title: "one" };
+		const expectedUpdateFields: UpdateFields<IBook> = { title: "one", $push: { tags: "fiction" } };
 		const options = new UpdateQueryOptions(5, expectedCollation);
 
 		const updatePromise = collection.updateOne({
diff --git a/src/__tests__/tigris.search.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/tigris.search.spec.ts
index 632f696..b6f28e0 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/tigris.search.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/tigris.search.spec.ts
@@ -71,18 +71,6 @@ describe("Search Indexing", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	describe("getIndex", () => {
-		it("succeeds if index exists", async () => {
-			const getIndexPromise = tigris.getIndex(SearchServiceFixtures.Success);
-			return expect(getIndexPromise).resolves.toBeInstanceOf(SearchIndex);
-		});
-		it("fails if index does not exist", async () => {
-			await expect(tigris.getIndex(SearchServiceFixtures.DoesNotExist)).rejects.toThrow(
-				"search index not found"
-			);
-		});
-	});
-
 	describe("deleteIndex", () => {
 		it("succeeds if index exists", async () => {
 			const deleteResp = await tigris.deleteIndex(SearchServiceFixtures.Success);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/tigris.updatefields.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/tigris.updatefields.spec.ts
index 2a17192..75e3342 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/tigris.updatefields.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/tigris.updatefields.spec.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,27 @@ describe("updateFields tests", () => {
 			},
 			expected: '{"$set":{"categories":["tales","stories"]}}',
 		},
+		{
+			name: "push an element to an array",
+			input: {
+				$push: {
+					categories: "fiction",
+				},
+			},
+			expected: '{"$push":{"categories":"fiction"}}',
+		},
+		{
+			name: "push an object element to an array",
+			input: {
+				$push: {
+					authors: {
+						firstName: "James",
+						lastName: "Bond",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: '{"$push":{"authors":{"firstName":"James","lastName":"Bond"}}}',
+		},
 	];
 
 	it.each(testCases)("Serializing '$name' to string", (fixture) => {
@@ -70,6 +91,14 @@ describe("updateFields tests", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+class Author {
+	@Field()
+	firstName: string;
+
+	@Field()
+	lastName: string;
+}
+
 class Publisher {
 	@Field()
 	totalPublished: number;
@@ -103,4 +132,7 @@ class Books {
 
 	@Field()
 	publisher: Publisher;
+
+	@Field(TigrisDataTypes.ARRAY, { elements: Author })
+	authors: Author[];
 }
diff --git a/src/search/search.ts b/src/search/search.ts
index 854c541..881c51d 100644
--- a/src/search/search.ts
+++ b/src/search/search.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Utility } from "../utility";
 import {
 	CreateOrUpdateIndexRequest as ProtoCreateIndexRequest,
 	DeleteIndexRequest as ProtoDeleteIndexRequest,
-	GetIndexRequest as ProtoGetIndexRequest,
 	ListIndexesRequest as ProtoListIndexesRequest,
 } from "../proto/server/v1/search_pb";
 import { DecoratedSchemaProcessor } from "../schema/decorated-schema-processor";
@@ -99,19 +98,9 @@ export class Search {
 		});
 	}
 
+	// TODO: this doesn't have to be promise but would be a breaking change for existing users
 	public getIndex<T extends TigrisIndexType>(name: string): Promise<SearchIndex<T>> {
-		const getIndexRequest = new ProtoGetIndexRequest().setProject(this.projectName).setName(name);
-		return new Promise<SearchIndex<T>>((resolve, reject) => {
-			this.client.getIndex(getIndexRequest, (error, response) => {
-				if (error) {
-					reject(error);
-					return;
-				}
-				if (response.hasIndex()) {
-					resolve(new SearchIndex(this.client, name, this.config));
-				}
-			});
-		});
+		return Promise.resolve(new SearchIndex(this.client, name, this.config));
 	}
 
 	public deleteIndex(name: string): Promise<DeleteIndexResponse> {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 52432e2..cbdd810 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ export type UpdateFields<T> =
 			$decrement?: DocumentFields<T, NumericType>;
 			$multiply?: DocumentFields<T, NumericType>;
 			$divide?: DocumentFields<T, NumericType>;
+			$push?: DocumentFields<T, FieldTypes | undefined>;
 	  }
 	| DocumentFields<T, FieldTypes | undefined>;
 
diff --git a/src/utility.ts b/src/utility.ts
index 6e44675..a31b558 100644
--- a/src/utility.ts
+++ b/src/utility.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export const Utility = {
 				case "$increment":
 				case "$decrement":
 				case "$multiply":
+				case "$push":
 					updateBuilder[key] = value;
 					break;
 				default: