diff --git a/vochain/indexer/archive.go b/vochain/indexer/archive.go
index fc6701715..1582149a6 100644
--- a/vochain/indexer/archive.go
+++ b/vochain/indexer/archive.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	marxArchiveFileSize     = 1024 * 100 // 100KB
-	timeoutArchiveRetrieval = 60 * time.Second
-	archiveFetchInterval    = 20 * time.Minute
+	timeoutArchiveRetrieval = 120 * time.Second
+	archiveFetchInterval    = 60 * time.Minute
 	archiveFileNameSize     = types.ProcessIDsize * 2 // 64 hex chars
 )
 
@@ -32,15 +32,17 @@ type ArchiveProcess struct {
 }
 
 // ImportArchive imports an archive list of processes into the indexer database.
-func (idx *Indexer) ImportArchive(archive []*ArchiveProcess) error {
+// It checks if the process already exists in the database and if not, it creates it.
+// Returns those processes that have been added to the database.
+func (idx *Indexer) ImportArchive(archive []*ArchiveProcess) ([]*ArchiveProcess, error) {
 	tx, err := idx.readWriteDB.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 	height := idx.App.State.CurrentHeight()
 	queries := indexerdb.New(tx)
-	addCount := 0
+	added := []*ArchiveProcess{}
 	for _, p := range archive {
 		if idx.App.ChainID() == p.ChainID {
 			log.Debugw("skipping import of archive process from current chain", "chainID", p.ChainID, "processID", p.ProcessInfo.ID.String())
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func (idx *Indexer) ImportArchive(archive []*ArchiveProcess) error {
 		// Check if election already exists
 		if _, err := idx.ProcessInfo(p.ProcessInfo.ID); err != nil {
 			if err != ErrProcessNotFound {
-				return fmt.Errorf("process info: %w", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("process info: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			continue
@@ -91,14 +93,11 @@ func (idx *Indexer) ImportArchive(archive []*ArchiveProcess) error {
 			VoteCount:         int64(p.ProcessInfo.VoteCount),
 		}
 		if _, err := queries.CreateProcess(context.TODO(), procParams); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("create archive process: %w", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create archive process: %w", err)
 		}
-		addCount++
+		added = append(added, p)
 	}
-	if addCount > 0 {
-		log.Infow("archive new elections imported", "elections", addCount)
-	}
-	return tx.Commit()
+	return added, tx.Commit()
 }
 
 // StartArchiveRetrival starts the archive retrieval process. It is a blocking function that runs continuously.
@@ -129,10 +128,20 @@ func (idx *Indexer) StartArchiveRetrival(storage data.Storage, archiveURL string
 		}
 
 		log.Debugw("archive processes unmarshaled", "processes", len(archive))
-		if err := idx.ImportArchive(archive); err != nil {
+		added, err := idx.ImportArchive(archive)
+		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnw("cannot import archive", "err", err)
 		}
-
+		if len(added) > 0 {
+			log.Infow("new archive imported", "count", len(added))
+			for _, p := range added {
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeoutArchiveRetrieval)
+				if err := storage.Pin(ctx, p.ProcessInfo.Metadata); err != nil {
+					log.Warnw("cannot pin metadata", "err", err.Error())
+				}
+				cancel()
+			}
+		}
 		time.Sleep(archiveFetchInterval)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vochain/indexer/archive_test.go b/vochain/indexer/archive_test.go
index 74062b5bd..495480ac7 100644
--- a/vochain/indexer/archive_test.go
+++ b/vochain/indexer/archive_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestImportArchive(t *testing.T) {
 	qt.Assert(t, err, qt.IsNil)
 	archive = append(archive, archiveProcess1)
 
-	err = idx.ImportArchive(archive)
+	_, err = idx.ImportArchive(archive)
 	qt.Assert(t, err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	process1, err := idx.ProcessInfo(archiveProcess1.ProcessInfo.ID)