1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/meta/VersionedMetaData.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/meta/VersionedMetaData.java
index cce81b0036..a4cfcbfb5b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/meta/VersionedMetaData.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/meta/VersionedMetaData.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public abstract class VersionedMetaData {
           inserter = null;
         }
 
-        if (reader != null) {
+        if (objReader == null && reader != null) {
           reader.close();
           reader = null;
         }