Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/payloads/PayloadNearQuery.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/payloads/PayloadNearQuery.java	(revision 826279)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/payloads/PayloadNearQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
 
     //
     protected boolean setFreqCurrentDoc() throws IOException {
+      if(!more) {
+        return false;
+      }
       Spans[] spansArr = new Spans[1];
       spansArr[0] = spans;
       payloadScore = 0;