diff --git a/sql/index/pilosa/driver.go b/sql/index/pilosa/driver.go
index 9e91a11a4..6303c073b 100644
--- a/sql/index/pilosa/driver.go
+++ b/sql/index/pilosa/driver.go
@@ -498,15 +498,6 @@ func (b *bitBatch) Add(row, col uint64) {
 	b.cols = append(b.cols, col)
 }
 
-func (b *bitBatch) NextRecord() (uint64, uint64, error) {
-	if b.pos >= uint64(len(b.rows)) {
-		return 0, 0, io.EOF
-	}
-
-	b.pos++
-	return b.rows[b.pos-1], b.cols[b.pos-1], nil
-}
-
 func indexName(db, table string) string {
 	h := sha1.New()
 	io.WriteString(h, db)
diff --git a/sql/index/pilosa/driver_test.go b/sql/index/pilosa/driver_test.go
index 80a716fa7..86954d01b 100644
--- a/sql/index/pilosa/driver_test.go
+++ b/sql/index/pilosa/driver_test.go
@@ -1041,6 +1041,88 @@ func TestNegateIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(expected, values)
 }
 
+func TestEqualAndLessIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+	setup(t)
+	defer cleanup(t)
+
+	ctx := sql.NewContext(context.Background())
+	db, table := "db_name", "table_name"
+	d := NewDriver(tmpDir)
+
+	idxEqA, err := d.Create(db, table, "idx_eq_a", makeExpressions(table, "a"), nil)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	pilosaIdxEqA, ok := idxEqA.(*pilosaIndex)
+	require.True(ok)
+	itA := &fixturePartitionKeyValueIter{
+		fixtures: []partitionKeyValueFixture{
+			{
+				testPartition(0),
+				[]kvfixture{
+					{"1", []interface{}{int64(2)}},
+					{"2", []interface{}{int64(7)}},
+					{"3", []interface{}{int64(1)}},
+					{"4", []interface{}{int64(1)}},
+					{"5", []interface{}{int64(1)}},
+					{"6", []interface{}{int64(10)}},
+					{"7", []interface{}{int64(5)}},
+					{"8", []interface{}{int64(6)}},
+					{"9", []interface{}{int64(4)}},
+					{"10", []interface{}{int64(1)}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	err = d.Save(ctx, pilosaIdxEqA, itA)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	eqALookup, err := pilosaIdxEqA.Get(int64(1))
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	values, err := lookupValues(eqALookup)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	expected := []string{"3", "4", "5", "10"}
+	require.Equal(expected, values)
+
+	idxLessB, err := d.Create(db, table, "idx_less_b", makeExpressions(table, "b"), nil)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	pilosaIdxLessB, ok := idxLessB.(*pilosaIndex)
+	require.True(ok)
+	itB := &fixturePartitionKeyValueIter{
+		fixtures: []partitionKeyValueFixture{
+			{
+				testPartition(0),
+				[]kvfixture{
+					{"1", []interface{}{int64(1)}},
+					{"2", []interface{}{int64(2)}},
+					{"3", []interface{}{int64(3)}},
+					{"4", []interface{}{int64(4)}},
+					{"5", []interface{}{int64(5)}},
+					{"6", []interface{}{int64(6)}},
+					{"7", []interface{}{int64(7)}},
+					{"8", []interface{}{int64(8)}},
+					{"9", []interface{}{int64(9)}},
+					{"10", []interface{}{int64(10)}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	err = d.Save(ctx, pilosaIdxLessB, itB)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	lessB, err := pilosaIdxLessB.AscendLessThan(int64(5))
+	require.NoError(err)
+	lessBLookup := lessB.(*ascendLookup)
+
+	values, err = lookupValues(lessBLookup)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	expected = []string{"1", "2", "3", "4"}
+	require.Equal(expected, values)
+
+	interLookup := eqALookup.(sql.SetOperations).Intersection(lessBLookup)
+	values, err = lookupValues(interLookup)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	expected = []string{"3", "4"}
+	require.Equal(expected, values)
+}
 func TestPilosaHolder(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 	setup(t)
diff --git a/sql/index/pilosa/lookup.go b/sql/index/pilosa/lookup.go
index 1e0e8e82f..50bfa91f7 100644
--- a/sql/index/pilosa/lookup.go
+++ b/sql/index/pilosa/lookup.go
@@ -80,15 +80,7 @@ func (l *indexLookup) indexName() string {
 	return l.index.Name()
 }
 
-func (l *indexLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
-	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer l.mapping.close()
-
-	if err := l.index.Open(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func (l *indexLookup) intersectExpressions(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 	var row *pilosa.Row
 	for i, expr := range l.expressions {
 		field := l.index.Field(fieldName(l.id, expr, p))
@@ -107,7 +99,25 @@ func (l *indexLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 
 		row = intersect(row, r)
 	}
-	if err := l.index.Close(); err != nil {
+	return row, nil
+}
+
+func (l *indexLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
+	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer l.mapping.close()
+
+	if err := l.index.Open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	row, err := l.intersectExpressions(p)
+	if e := l.index.Close(); e != nil {
+		if err == nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -213,14 +223,10 @@ func (l *filteredLookup) indexName() string {
 	return l.index.Name()
 }
 
-func (l *filteredLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
-	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer l.mapping.close()
-
-	// evaluate Intersection of bitmaps
+// evaluate Intersection of bitmaps
+func (l *filteredLookup) intersectExpressions(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 	var row *pilosa.Row
+
 	for i, expr := range l.expressions {
 		field := l.index.Field(fieldName(l.id, expr, p))
 		rows, err := l.mapping.filter(field.Name(), func(b []byte) (bool, error) {
@@ -242,6 +248,28 @@ func (l *filteredLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 		row = intersect(row, r)
 	}
 
+	return row, nil
+}
+
+func (l *filteredLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
+	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer l.mapping.close()
+
+	if err := l.index.Open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	row, err := l.intersectExpressions(p)
+	if e := l.index.Close(); e != nil {
+		if err == nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// evaluate composition of operations
 	for _, op := range l.operations {
 		var (
@@ -269,9 +297,6 @@ func (l *filteredLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 }
 
 func (l *filteredLookup) Values(p sql.Partition) (sql.IndexValueIter, error) {
-	l.index.Open()
-	defer l.index.Close()
-
 	row, err := l.values(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -359,12 +384,7 @@ type negateLookup struct {
 
 func (l *negateLookup) indexName() string { return l.index.Name() }
 
-func (l *negateLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
-	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer l.mapping.close()
-
+func (l *negateLookup) intersectExpressions(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 	var row *pilosa.Row
 	for i, expr := range l.expressions {
 		field := l.index.Field(fieldName(l.id, expr, p))
@@ -401,6 +421,27 @@ func (l *negateLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 
 		row = intersect(row, r)
 	}
+	return row, nil
+}
+
+func (l *negateLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
+	if err := l.mapping.open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer l.mapping.close()
+
+	if err := l.index.Open(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	row, err := l.intersectExpressions(p)
+	if e := l.index.Close(); e != nil {
+		if err == nil {
+			err = e
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// evaluate composition of operations
 	for _, op := range l.operations {
@@ -431,9 +472,6 @@ func (l *negateLookup) values(p sql.Partition) (*pilosa.Row, error) {
 
 // Values implements sql.IndexLookup.Values
 func (l *negateLookup) Values(p sql.Partition) (sql.IndexValueIter, error) {
-	l.index.Open()
-	defer l.index.Close()
-
 	row, err := l.values(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err