diff --git a/src/db/db/dbFlatEdges.cc b/src/db/db/dbFlatEdges.cc
index bfb75087c..8f1e1ae02 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbFlatEdges.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbFlatEdges.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void FlatEdges::invalidate_cache ()
 
 void FlatEdges::init ()
 {
-  m_is_merged = true;
+  m_is_merged = false;
   m_merged_edges_valid = false;
 }
 
@@ -321,9 +321,7 @@ const db::RecursiveShapeIterator *FlatEdges::iter () const
 void
 FlatEdges::do_insert (const db::Edge &edge)
 {
-  if (! empty ()) {
-    m_is_merged = false;
-  }
+  m_is_merged = empty ();
 
   mp_edges->insert (edge);
   invalidate_cache ();
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbFlatRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbFlatRegion.cc
index a2314efe1..e12344c92 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbFlatRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbFlatRegion.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void FlatRegion::invalidate_cache ()
 
 void FlatRegion::init ()
 {
-  m_is_merged = true;
+  m_is_merged = false;
   m_merged_polygons_valid = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerEdges.cc b/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerEdges.cc
index 0282d77e1..a3e4c9f33 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerEdges.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerEdges.cc
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ OriginalLayerEdges::less (const Edges &other) const
 void
 OriginalLayerEdges::init ()
 {
-  m_is_merged = true;
+  m_is_merged = false;
   m_merged_edges_valid = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerRegion.cc
index 2049fb93f..f02ff0268 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbOriginalLayerRegion.cc
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ OriginalLayerRegion::less (const Region &other) const
 void
 OriginalLayerRegion::init ()
 {
-  m_is_merged = true;
+  m_is_merged = false;
   m_merged_polygons_valid = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
index eed4957f8..30681c13b 100644
--- a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
+++ b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
@@ -1318,3 +1318,13 @@ TEST(54_issue1011)
   run_test (_this, "54", false);
 }
 
+TEST(55_drccount)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "55", false);
+}
+
+TEST(55d_drccount)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "55", true);
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_55.drc b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_55.drc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d3663fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_55.drc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+source $drc_test_source
+target $drc_test_target
+
+if $drc_test_deep
+  deep
+end
+
+licon = input(66, 44)
+
+licon.output(66, 44)
+
+licon_cluster = licon.sized(0.2).sized(-0.2)
+
+single = licon_cluster.drc(secondary(licon).count == 1)
+single.sized(0.1).output(100, 0)
+
+single = licon_cluster.drc(if_any(secondary(licon).count == 1))
+single.sized(0.1).output(101, 0)
+
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