diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPadding.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPadding.java
index 75963723e..8659fabfd 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPadding.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPadding.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class BindPadding {
    * Extra padding on binding id's in order to get better hit ratio on DB prepared statements / query plans.
    */
   static int padding(int size) {
-    if (size == 1) {
+    if (size <= 1) {
       return 0;
     }
     if (size <= 5) {
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPaddingTest.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPaddingTest.java
index d0363d2c6..483963fcc 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPaddingTest.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/BindPaddingTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class BindPaddingTest {
 
   @Test
   public void padding() {
-
+    assertEquals(0, BindPadding.padding(0));
     assertEquals(0, BindPadding.padding(1));
     assertEquals(3, BindPadding.padding(2));
     assertEquals(2, BindPadding.padding(3));