Kai Hessing <kai.hessing@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Index Scan using phon_phon_idx on phon (cost=0.00..5193.83 rows=530 > width=148) (actual time=0.146..0.146 rows=0 loops=1) > ... > Seq Scan on phon (cost=0.00..1573304.58 rows=105931 width=148) (actual > time=369563.565..369563.565 rows=0 loops=1) You need to look into the discrepancy between estimated and actual row counts. (I suppose the reason you're showing 0 rows here is that you already did these UPDATEs and so none of the rows in question pass the status filter --- but how many rows are there matching the phon index conditions?) Perhaps a larger statistics target for the phon column would be a good idea. regards, tom lane