diff --git a/documentation/src/test/java/org/hibernate/userguide/batch/BatchTest.java b/documentation/src/test/java/org/hibernate/userguide/batch/BatchTest.java
index 08c772d0a3..f26fcf9499 100644
--- a/documentation/src/test/java/org/hibernate/userguide/batch/BatchTest.java
+++ b/documentation/src/test/java/org/hibernate/userguide/batch/BatchTest.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ private void withBatch() {
 				Person Person = new Person( String.format( "Person %d", i ) );
 				entityManager.persist( Person );
 
-				if ( i % batchSize == 0 ) {
+				if ( i > 0 && i % batchSize == 0 ) {
 					//flush a batch of inserts and release memory
 					entityManager.flush();
 					entityManager.clear();