diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Index/TcaIndexer/TcaTableService.php b/Classes/Domain/Index/TcaIndexer/TcaTableService.php
index dd3df5f..70bb52d 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Index/TcaIndexer/TcaTableService.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Index/TcaIndexer/TcaTableService.php
@@ -258,18 +258,27 @@ class TcaTableService
      * Checks whether the given record was blacklisted by root line.
      * This can be configured by typoscript as whole root lines can be black listed.
      *
+     * Also further TYPO3 mechanics are taken into account. Does a valid root
+     * line exist, is page inside a recycler, is inherited start- endtime
+     * excluded, etc.
+     *
      * @param array &$record
      * @return bool
      */
     protected function isRecordBlacklistedByRootline(array &$record)
     {
-        // If no rootline exists, the record is on a unreachable page and therefore blacklisted.
-        if ($record['pid'] == 0) {
-            return false;
+        $pageUid = $record['pid'];
+        if ($this->tableName === 'pages') {
+            $pageUid = $record['uid'];
         }
 
-        $rootline = $this->objectManager->get(RootlineUtility::class, $record['pid'])->get();
-        if (!isset($rootline[0])) {
+        try {
+            $rootline = $this->objectManager->get(RootlineUtility::class, $pageUid)->get();
+        } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
+            $this->logger->notice(
+                sprintf('Could not fetch rootline for page %u, because: %s', $pageUid, $e->getMessage()),
+                [$record, $e]
+            );
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -278,12 +287,29 @@ class TcaTableService
             if ($this->isBlackListedRootLineConfigured()
                 && in_array($pageInRootLine['uid'], $this->getBlackListedRootLine())
             ) {
+                $this->logger->info(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Record %u is black listed due to configured root line configuration of page %u.',
+                        $record['uid'],
+                        $pageInRootLine['uid']
+                    ),
+                    [$record, $pageInRootLine]
+                );
                 return true;
             }
+
             if ($pageInRootLine['extendToSubpages'] && (
                 ($pageInRootLine['endtime'] > 0 && $pageInRootLine['endtime'] <= time())
                 || ($pageInRootLine['starttime'] > 0 && $pageInRootLine['starttime'] >= time())
             )) {
+                $this->logger->info(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'Record %u is black listed due to configured timing of parent page %u.',
+                        $record['uid'],
+                        $pageInRootLine['uid']
+                    ),
+                    [$record, $pageInRootLine]
+                );
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/BrokenRootLine.xml b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/BrokenRootLine.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f2316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/BrokenRootLine.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<dataset>
+    <!-- DISABLED PAGES -->
+    <pages>
+        <uid>3</uid>
+        <pid>2</pid>
+        <title>Some disabled page due broken root line</title>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>4</uid>
+        <pid>3</pid>
+        <title>Some disabled page due to parent pages root line being broken</title>
+    </pages>
+    <!-- ENABLED PAGES -->
+    <pages>
+        <uid>6</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>Some enabled page due valid root line</title>
+    </pages>
+</dataset>
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/Recycler.xml b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/Recycler.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1421ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/Recycler.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<dataset>
+    <!-- DISABLED PAGES -->
+    <pages>
+        <uid>2</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>Some disabled page due being recycler</title>
+        <doktype>255</doktype>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>3</uid>
+        <pid>2</pid>
+        <title>Some disabled page due to parent page being recycler</title>
+    </pages>
+    <!-- ENABLED PAGES -->
+    <pages>
+        <uid>6</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>Some enabled page due to no be below recycler</title>
+    </pages>
+</dataset>
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Indexing/PagesIndexerTest.php b/Tests/Functional/Indexing/PagesIndexerTest.php
index 2f00d2f..244413d 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Indexing/PagesIndexerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Indexing/PagesIndexerTest.php
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ class PagesIndexerTest extends AbstractFunctionalTestCase
 
     /**
      * @test
+     * @dataProvider rootLineDataSets
+     * @param string $dataSetPath
      */
-    public function inheritedTimingIsRespectedDuringIndexing()
+    public function rootLineIsRespectedDuringIndexing($dataSetPath)
     {
-        $this->importDataSet('Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/InheritedTiming.xml');
+        $this->importDataSet($dataSetPath);
 
         $objectManager = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ObjectManager::class);
         $tableName = 'pages';
@@ -90,4 +92,13 @@ class PagesIndexerTest extends AbstractFunctionalTestCase
         $this->inject($indexer, 'connection', $connection);
         $indexer->indexAllDocuments();
     }
+
+    public function rootLineDataSets()
+    {
+        return [
+            'Broken root line' => ['Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/BrokenRootLine.xml'],
+            'Recycler doktype' => ['Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/Recycler.xml'],
+            'Extended timing to sub pages' => ['Tests/Functional/Fixtures/Indexing/PagesIndexer/InheritedTiming.xml'],
+        ];
+    }
 }