diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.cpp b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.cpp
index c1c6139233..8296454d12 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.cpp
@@ -3617,7 +3617,8 @@ ScatterBlock::ScatterBlock (ExecutionEngine* engine,
                             ScatterNode const* ep, 
                             std::vector<std::string> const& shardIds)
   : ExecutionBlock(engine, ep), 
-    _nrClients(shardIds.size()) {
+    _nrClients(shardIds.size()),
+    _initOrShutdown(true){
   _shardIdMap.reserve(_nrClients);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < _nrClients; i++) {
     _shardIdMap.emplace(std::make_pair(shardIds[i], i));
@@ -3629,20 +3630,36 @@ ScatterBlock::ScatterBlock (ExecutionEngine* engine,
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 int ScatterBlock::initializeCursor (AqlItemBlock* items, size_t pos) {
+
+  if (!_initOrShutdown) {
+    return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
+  }
+
   int res = ExecutionBlock::initializeCursor(items, pos);
   
   if (res != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
     return res;
   }
 
+  _posForClient.clear();
+  _doneForClient.clear();
   _doneForClient.reserve(_nrClients);
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < _nrClients; i++) {
     _posForClient.push_back(std::make_pair(0, 0));
     _doneForClient.push_back(false);
   }
-
+  _initOrShutdown = false;
   return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
+
+}
+
+int ScatterBlock::shutdown () {
+  
+  if (!_initOrShutdown) {
+    return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
+  }
+  return ExecutionBlock::shutdown();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -3707,6 +3724,7 @@ bool ScatterBlock::hasMoreForShard (std::string const& shardId){
   // _buffer.at(i) we are sending to <clientId>
 
   if (pos.first > _buffer.size()) {
+    _initOrShutdown = true;
     if (! getBlock(DefaultBatchSize, DefaultBatchSize)) {
       _doneForClient.at(clientId) = true;
       return false;
@@ -3737,6 +3755,7 @@ int ScatterBlock::getOrSkipSomeForShard (size_t atLeast,
 
   // pull more blocks from dependency if necessary . . . 
   if (pos.first >= _buffer.size()) {
+    _initOrShutdown = true;
     if (! getBlock(atLeast, atMost)) {
       _doneForClient.at(clientId) = true;
       return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.h b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.h
index 4760965951..a62d262468 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlock.h
@@ -1540,6 +1540,12 @@ namespace triagens {
 
         int initializeCursor (AqlItemBlock* items, size_t pos);
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief initializeCursor
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+        int shutdown ();
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief remaining
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1649,6 +1655,12 @@ namespace triagens {
 
         size_t _nrClients;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief _reinit: should we really initialiseCursor or shutdown? 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+        bool _initOrShutdown;
+
     };
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------