diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-cli/tests/cli.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-cli/tests/cli.rs
index 524098537b6..63a7b00d29c 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-cli/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-cli/tests/cli.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,45 @@ async fn test_ingest_docs_cli() {
     ));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_reingest_same_file_cli() {
+    quickwit_common::setup_logging_for_tests();
+    let index_id = append_random_suffix("test-index-simple");
+    let test_env = create_test_env(index_id.clone(), TestStorageType::LocalFileSystem)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    test_env.start_server().await.unwrap();
+    create_logs_index(&test_env).await.unwrap();
+    let index_uid = test_env.index_metadata().await.unwrap().index_uid;
+
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+        let args = LocalIngestDocsArgs {
+            config_uri: test_env.resource_files.config.clone(),
+            index_id: index_id.clone(),
+            input_path_opt: Some(test_env.resource_files.log_docs.clone()),
+            input_format: SourceInputFormat::Json,
+            overwrite: false,
+            clear_cache: true,
+            vrl_script: None,
+        };
+
+        local_ingest_docs_cli(args).await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let splits_metadata: Vec<SplitMetadata> = test_env
+        .metastore()
+        .await
+        .list_splits(ListSplitsRequest::try_from_index_uid(index_uid).unwrap())
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .collect_splits_metadata()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(splits_metadata.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(splits_metadata[0].num_docs, 5);
+}
+
 /// Helper function to compare a json payload.
 ///
 /// It will serialize and deserialize the value in order
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/doc_file_reader.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/doc_file_reader.rs
index f8fc3c0b8d3..071aa1d6cad 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/doc_file_reader.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-indexing/src/source/doc_file_reader.rs
@@ -190,9 +190,12 @@ impl ObjectUriBatchReader {
         source_progress: &Progress,
         source_type: SourceType,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<BatchBuilder> {
+        let mut batch_builder = BatchBuilder::new(source_type);
+        if self.is_eof {
+            return Ok(batch_builder);
+        }
         let limit_num_bytes = self.current_offset + BATCH_NUM_BYTES_LIMIT as usize;
         let mut new_offset = self.current_offset;
-        let mut batch_builder = BatchBuilder::new(source_type);
         while new_offset < limit_num_bytes {
             if let Some(record) = source_progress
                 .protect_future(self.reader.next_record())