diff --git a/include/facet_index.h b/include/facet_index.h
index 33ad924e..0c681a3a 100644
--- a/include/facet_index.h
+++ b/include/facet_index.h
@@ -82,14 +82,16 @@ private:
         std::list<facet_count_t> counts;
         posting_list_t* seq_id_hashes = nullptr;
         spp::sparse_hash_map<uint32_t, int64_t> fhash_to_int64_map;
+        posting_list_t::iterator_t facet_index_it;
 
         bool has_value_index = true;
         bool has_hash_index = true;
 
-        facet_doc_ids_list_t() {
+        facet_doc_ids_list_t() :
+        seq_id_hashes(new posting_list_t(256)),
+        facet_index_it(seq_id_hashes->new_iterator()) {
             fvalue_seq_ids.clear();
             counts.clear();
-            seq_id_hashes = new posting_list_t(256);
         }
 
         facet_doc_ids_list_t(const facet_doc_ids_list_t& other) = delete;
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ public:
 
     posting_list_t* get_facet_hash_index(const std::string& field_name);
 
+    posting_list_t::iterator_t* get_facet_index_it(const std::string& field_name);
+
     //get fhash=>int64 map for stats
     const spp::sparse_hash_map<uint32_t, int64_t>& get_fhash_int64_map(const std::string& field_name);
 };
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diff --git a/src/facet_index.cpp b/src/facet_index.cpp
index ff519fe5..7ab11481 100644
--- a/src/facet_index.cpp
+++ b/src/facet_index.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ posting_list_t* facet_index_t::get_facet_hash_index(const std::string &field_nam
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+posting_list_t::iterator_t* facet_index_t::get_facet_index_it(const std::string& field_name) {
+    auto facet_index_it = facet_field_map.find(field_name);
+    if(facet_index_it != facet_field_map.end()) {
+         return &facet_index_it->second.facet_index_it;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 const spp::sparse_hash_map<uint32_t , int64_t >& facet_index_t::get_fhash_int64_map(const std::string& field_name) {
     const auto facet_field_map_it = facet_field_map.find(field_name);
     if(facet_field_map_it == facet_field_map.end()) {
diff --git a/src/index.cpp b/src/index.cpp
index 63d1ced1..0d6fe805 100644
--- a/src/index.cpp
+++ b/src/index.cpp
@@ -5894,23 +5894,24 @@ uint64_t Index::get_distinct_id(const std::vector<std::string>& group_by_fields,
             continue;
         }
 
-        posting_list_t* facet_hash_index = facet_index_v4->get_facet_hash_index(field_name);
         std::vector<uint32_t> facet_hashes;
-        posting_list_t::iterator_t facet_index_it = facet_hash_index->new_iterator();
-        facet_index_it.skip_to(seq_id);
+        posting_list_t::iterator_t* facet_index_it = facet_index_v4->get_facet_index_it(field_name);
+        if(facet_index_it) {
+            facet_index_it->skip_to(seq_id);
 
-        if(facet_index_it.valid() && facet_index_it.id() == seq_id) {
-            posting_list_t::get_offsets(facet_index_it, facet_hashes);
+            if (facet_index_it->valid() && facet_index_it->id() == seq_id) {
+                posting_list_t::get_offsets(*facet_index_it, facet_hashes);
 
-            if(search_schema.at(field_name).is_array()) {
-                //LOG(INFO) << "combining hashes for facet array ";
-                for(size_t i = 0; i < facet_hashes.size(); i++) {
-                    distinct_id = StringUtils::hash_combine(distinct_id, facet_hashes[i]);
+                if (search_schema.at(field_name).is_array()) {
+                    //LOG(INFO) << "combining hashes for facet array ";
+                    for (size_t i = 0; i < facet_hashes.size(); i++) {
+                        distinct_id = StringUtils::hash_combine(distinct_id, facet_hashes[i]);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    const auto &facet_hash = facet_hashes[0];
+                    //LOG(INFO) << "combining hashes for facet ";
+                    distinct_id = StringUtils::hash_combine(distinct_id, facet_hash);
                 }
-            } else {
-                const auto& facet_hash = facet_hashes[0];
-                //LOG(INFO) << "combining hashes for facet ";
-                distinct_id = StringUtils::hash_combine(distinct_id, facet_hash);
             }
         }
     }