diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/queryUtils.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/queryUtils.ts
index 79d1088e053..ba2ebb6f574 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/queryUtils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/loki/queryUtils.ts
@@ -307,9 +307,11 @@ export function getStreamSelectorsFromQuery(query: string): string[] {
 export function requestSupportsPartitioning(allQueries: LokiQuery[]) {
   const queries = allQueries.filter((query) => !query.hide);
   /*
-   * For now, we will not split when more than 1 query is requested.
+   * For now, we only split if there is a single query.
+   * - we do not split for zero queries
+   * - we do not split for multiple queries
    */
-  if (queries.length > 1) {
+  if (queries.length !== 1) {
     return false;
   }