diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/LoaderImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/LoaderImpl.java
index 62cfd0ee35..06eb8dc1d6 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/LoaderImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/LoaderImpl.java
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class LoaderImpl<R extends TableRecord<R>> implements
                             select.addConditions(getCondition(fields[i], row[i]));
 
                     try {
-                        if (select.execute() > 0) {
+                        if (create.fetchExists(select)) {
                             ignored++;
                             continue rows;
                         }