1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/oplog.cpp b/src/mongo/db/repl/oplog.cpp
index 07769c660db..0075413c560 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/oplog.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/oplog.cpp
@@ -1025,6 +1025,15 @@ Status applyOperation_inlock(OperationContext* opCtx,
     // operation type -- see logOp() comments for types
     const char* opType = fieldOp.valuestrsafe();
 
+    if (*opType == 'n') {
+        // no op
+        if (incrementOpsAppliedStats) {
+            incrementOpsAppliedStats();
+        }
+
+        return Status::OK();
+    }
+
     NamespaceString requestNss;
     Collection* collection = nullptr;
     if (fieldUI) {
@@ -1416,11 +1425,6 @@ Status applyOperation_inlock(OperationContext* opCtx,
         if (incrementOpsAppliedStats) {
             incrementOpsAppliedStats();
         }
-    } else if (*opType == 'n') {
-        // no op
-        if (incrementOpsAppliedStats) {
-            incrementOpsAppliedStats();
-        }
     } else {
         invariant(*opType != 'c');  // commands are processed in applyCommand_inlock()
         uasserted(14825, str::stream() << "error in applyOperation : unknown opType " << *opType);