diff --git a/index/scorch/scorch.go b/index/scorch/scorch.go
index 3f3d8bffc..2641b3b19 100644
--- a/index/scorch/scorch.go
+++ b/index/scorch/scorch.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (s *Scorch) Batch(batch *index.Batch) (err error) {
 
 	// FIXME could sort ids list concurrent with analysis?
 
-	if len(batch.IndexOps) > 0 {
+	if numUpdates > 0 {
 		go func() {
 			for _, doc := range batch.IndexOps {
 				if doc != nil {
diff --git a/index/upsidedown/upsidedown.go b/index/upsidedown/upsidedown.go
index e4bc3d8f0..7992ac1d9 100644
--- a/index/upsidedown/upsidedown.go
+++ b/index/upsidedown/upsidedown.go
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func (udc *UpsideDownCouch) Batch(batch *index.Batch) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(batch.IndexOps) > 0 {
+	if numUpdates > 0 {
 		go func() {
 			for _, doc := range batch.IndexOps {
 				if doc != nil {
diff --git a/index_test.go b/index_test.go
index d1351dc29..65ddedaa8 100644
--- a/index_test.go
+++ b/index_test.go
@@ -2184,3 +2184,35 @@ func TestDataRaceBug1092(t *testing.T) {
 		batch.Reset()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBatchRaceBug1149(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll("testidx")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	i, err := New("testidx", NewIndexMapping())
+	//i, err := NewUsing("testidx", NewIndexMapping(), "scorch", "scorch", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := i.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	b := i.NewBatch()
+	b.Delete("1")
+	err = i.Batch(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b.Reset()
+	err = i.Batch(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b.Reset()
+}