diff --git a/index/store/metrics/metrics.go b/index/store/metrics/metrics.go
index b094a3b8..c5757d7a 100644
--- a/index/store/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/index/store/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (w *Reader) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (w *Writer) BytesSafeAfterClose() bool {
-	return w.BytesSafeAfterClose()
+	return w.o.BytesSafeAfterClose()
 }
 
 func (w *Writer) Get(key []byte) (v []byte, err error) {