1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/querytransform/QueryRewrite.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/querytransform/QueryRewrite.java
index 5a936d42ccc..329e886c3d3 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/querytransform/QueryRewrite.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/querytransform/QueryRewrite.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class QueryRewrite {
                     } else if ((item instanceof AndItem) || (item instanceof NearItem)) {
                         return Recall.RECALLS_NOTHING;
                     } else if (item instanceof RankItem) {
+                        if (i == 0) return Recall.RECALLS_NOTHING;
                         item.removeItem(i);
                     } else {
                         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(item.getClass().getName());