diff --git a/src/hnswutils.c b/src/hnswutils.c
index d807248..c76c6bb 100644
--- a/src/hnswutils.c
+++ b/src/hnswutils.c
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ HnswLoadUnvisitedFromDisk(HnswElement element, HnswUnvisited * unvisited, int *u
 	int			start;
 	ItemPointerData indextids[HNSW_MAX_M * 2];
 
+	*unvisitedLength = 0;
+
 	buf = ReadBuffer(index, element->neighborPage);
 	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
 	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
@@ -773,8 +775,6 @@ HnswLoadUnvisitedFromDisk(HnswElement element, HnswUnvisited * unvisited, int *u
 
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
-	*unvisitedLength = 0;
-
 	for (int i = 0; i < lm; i++)
 	{
 		ItemPointer indextid = &indextids[i];