Thank you so much for the prompt reply, Tom. The index is actually fairly new - but to be safe I issued REINDEX TABLE so that they are all clean. Here are the sizes of each index right after REINDEX. db=> select pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size('index_social_feed_feed_items_on_social_feed_id_and_posted_at')); pg_size_pretty ---------------- 149 MB (1 row) db=> select pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size('index_social_feed_feed_items_on_social_feed_id')); pg_size_pretty ---------------- 106 MB (1 row) Unfortunately, pg still thinks using index_social_feed_feed_items_on_social_feed_id is faster although they are about the same size :(. Any idea? Regards, Ken -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/WHERE-with-ORDER-not-using-the-best-index-tp5789581p5789624.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - performance mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance