"Tarabas (Manuel Rorarius)" <tarabas@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I get the following explain and I am troubled by the very high > "startup_cost" ... does anyone have any idea why that value is so > high? > {SEQSCAN > :startup_cost 100000000.00 You have enable_seqscan = off, no? Please refrain from posting EXPLAIN VERBOSE unless it's specifically requested ... regards, tom lane