diff --git a/executor_test.go b/executor_test.go
index ac4759343..cb878cb15 100644
--- a/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor_test.go
@@ -5719,3 +5719,42 @@ func TestExecutor_Execute_TopNDistinct(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestTimelessClearRegression(t *testing.T) {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/timeRegressionSchema.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	c := test.MustRunCluster(t, 1)
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	api := c[0].API
+
+	schema := &pilosa.Schema{}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data)).Decode(schema); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := api.ApplySchema(context.TODO(), schema, false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	idxName := schema.Indexes[0].Name
+
+	setQuery := `Set(511, stargazer=376)`
+	if _, err := api.Query(context.TODO(), &pilosa.QueryRequest{Index: idxName, Query: setQuery}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	setQuery = `Set(512, stargazer=300, 2017-05-18T00:00)`
+	if _, err := api.Query(context.TODO(), &pilosa.QueryRequest{Index: idxName, Query: setQuery}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	clearQuery := `Clear(511, stargazer=376)`
+	if res, err := api.Query(context.TODO(), &pilosa.QueryRequest{Index: idxName, Query: clearQuery}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if res.Results[0] != true {
+		t.Fatal("clear supposedly failed")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 84bdbec73..34352655d 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1281,15 +1281,14 @@ func (f *Field) ClearBit(rowID, colID uint64) (changed bool, err error) {
 	// Retrieve view. Exit if it doesn't exist.
 	view, present := f.viewMap[viewName]
 	if !present {
-		return changed, errors.Wrap(err, "clearing missing view")
-
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "clearing missing view")
 	}
 
 	// Clear non-time bit.
 	if v, err := view.clearBit(rowID, colID); err != nil {
-		return changed, errors.Wrap(err, "clearing on view")
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "clearing on view")
 	} else if v {
-		changed = v
+		changed = changed || v
 	}
 	if len(f.viewMap) == 1 { // assuming no time views
 		return changed, nil
@@ -1304,10 +1303,12 @@ func (f *Field) ClearBit(rowID, colID uint64) (changed bool, err error) {
 			level--
 		}
 		if level < skipAbove {
-			if changed, err = view.clearBit(rowID, colID); err != nil {
+			cleared, err := view.clearBit(rowID, colID)
+			changed = changed || cleared
+			if err != nil {
 				return changed, errors.Wrapf(err, "clearing on view %s", view.name)
 			}
-			if !changed {
+			if !cleared {
 				skipAbove = level + 1
 			} else {
 				skipAbove = maxInt
diff --git a/testdata/timeRegressionSchema.json b/testdata/timeRegressionSchema.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc131015d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/timeRegressionSchema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "indexes": [
+        {
+            "name": "repository",
+            "options": {
+                "keys": false,
+                "trackExistence": true
+            },
+            "fields": [
+                {
+                    "name": "language",
+                    "options": {
+                        "type": "set",
+                        "cacheType": "ranked",
+                        "cacheSize": 50000,
+                        "keys": false
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "stargazer",
+                    "options": {
+                        "type": "time",
+                        "timeQuantum": "YMD",
+                        "keys": false,
+                        "noStandardView": false
+                    }
+                }
+            ],
+            "shardWidth": 1048576
+        }
+    ]
+}
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