diff --git a/src/postings/mod.rs b/src/postings/mod.rs
index d0ecdb9f5..acf1db532 100644
--- a/src/postings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/postings/mod.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ mod tests {
         
         b.iter(|| {
             let mut segment_postings = segment_reader.read_postings(&*TERM_A, SegmentPostingsOption::NoFreq).unwrap();
-            while segment_postings.advance() {}
+            while segment_postings.advance_block() {}
         });
     }    
     
diff --git a/src/postings/segment_postings.rs b/src/postings/segment_postings.rs
index 894caf76e..fccb31170 100644
--- a/src/postings/segment_postings.rs
+++ b/src/postings/segment_postings.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ impl<'a> SegmentPostings<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-
+    pub fn advance_block(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.block_cursor.advance()
+    }
+    
     /// Returns an empty segment postings object
     pub fn empty() -> SegmentPostings<'static> {
         let empty_block_cursor = SegmentPostingsBlockCursor::empty();