diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
index da4d7c5284..49ab3666b9 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ get_loop_count(PlannerInfo *root, Index cur_relid, Relids outer_relids)
 	if (outer_relids == NULL)
 		return 1.0;
 
-	result = 1.0;
+	result = 0.0;
 	outer_relid = -1;
 	while ((outer_relid = bms_next_member(outer_relids, outer_relid)) >= 0)
 	{
@@ -1915,10 +1915,11 @@ get_loop_count(PlannerInfo *root, Index cur_relid, Relids outer_relids)
 												 outer_rel->rows);
 
 		/* Remember smallest row count estimate among the outer rels */
-		if (result == 1.0 || result > rowcount)
+		if (result == 0.0 || result > rowcount)
 			result = rowcount;
 	}
-	return result;
+	/* Return 1.0 if we found no valid relations (shouldn't happen) */
+	return (result > 0.0) ? result : 1.0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/join.out b/src/test/regress/expected/join.out
index 1e3fe07350..8c17ef41b9 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/join.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/join.out
@@ -3074,14 +3074,14 @@ select f1, unique2, case when unique2 is null then f1 else 0 end
 explain (costs off)
 select a.unique1, b.unique1, c.unique1, coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
   from tenk1 a left join tenk1 b on b.thousand = a.unique1                        left join tenk1 c on c.unique2 = coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
-  where a.unique2 = 5530 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
+  where a.unique2 < 10 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
                                          QUERY PLAN                                          
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Nested Loop Left Join
    ->  Nested Loop Left Join
          Filter: (COALESCE(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44)
          ->  Index Scan using tenk1_unique2 on tenk1 a
-               Index Cond: (unique2 = 5530)
+               Index Cond: (unique2 < 10)
          ->  Bitmap Heap Scan on tenk1 b
                Recheck Cond: (thousand = a.unique1)
                ->  Bitmap Index Scan on tenk1_thous_tenthous
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@ select a.unique1, b.unique1, c.unique1, coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
 
 select a.unique1, b.unique1, c.unique1, coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
   from tenk1 a left join tenk1 b on b.thousand = a.unique1                        left join tenk1 c on c.unique2 = coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
-  where a.unique2 = 5530 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
+  where a.unique2 < 10 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
  unique1 | unique1 | unique1 | coalesce 
 ---------+---------+---------+----------
 (0 rows)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/join.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/join.sql
index 7a08bdff7b..db7aefee28 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/join.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/join.sql
@@ -880,11 +880,11 @@ select f1, unique2, case when unique2 is null then f1 else 0 end
 explain (costs off)
 select a.unique1, b.unique1, c.unique1, coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
   from tenk1 a left join tenk1 b on b.thousand = a.unique1                        left join tenk1 c on c.unique2 = coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
-  where a.unique2 = 5530 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
+  where a.unique2 < 10 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
 
 select a.unique1, b.unique1, c.unique1, coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
   from tenk1 a left join tenk1 b on b.thousand = a.unique1                        left join tenk1 c on c.unique2 = coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand)
-  where a.unique2 = 5530 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
+  where a.unique2 < 10 and coalesce(b.twothousand, a.twothousand) = 44;
 
 --
 -- check handling of join aliases when flattening multiple levels of subquery