diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
index 2b65bf1e..31a20706 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
@@ -333,8 +333,9 @@ static NSArray<NSIndexPath *> *convertSectionReloadToItemUpdates(NSIndexSet *sec
         moves = [NSSet new];
     }
 
-    // Item reloads are not safe, if any section moves happened
-    if (moves.count == 0 && self.preferItemReloadsForSectionReloads) {
+    // Item reloads are not safe, if any section moves happened or there are inserts/deletes.
+    if (self.preferItemReloadsForSectionReloads
+        && moves.count == 0 && inserts.count == 0 && deletes.count == 0 && reloads.count > 0) {
         [reloads enumerateIndexesUsingBlock:^(NSUInteger sectionIndex, BOOL * _Nonnull stop) {
             NSMutableIndexSet *localIndexSet = [NSMutableIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:sectionIndex];
             if (sectionIndex < [collectionView numberOfSections]
diff --git a/Tests/IGListAdapterUpdaterTests.m b/Tests/IGListAdapterUpdaterTests.m
index 0d2c26f7..9ee48dc7 100644
--- a/Tests/IGListAdapterUpdaterTests.m
+++ b/Tests/IGListAdapterUpdaterTests.m
@@ -869,15 +869,15 @@
     [mockDelegate verify];
 }
 
-- (void)test_whenReloadIsCalledWithSectionInsertAndUpdate_andPreferItemReload_orderHappened {
+- (void)test_whenReloadIsCalledWithSectionInsertAndUpdate_andPreferItemReload_noItemReloads {
     self.updater.preferItemReloadsForSectionReloads = YES;
     
-    IGListBatchUpdateData *expectedBatchUpdateData = [[IGListBatchUpdateData alloc] initWithInsertSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:1]
-                                                                                            deleteSections:[NSIndexSet new]
+    IGListBatchUpdateData *expectedBatchUpdateData = [[IGListBatchUpdateData alloc] initWithInsertSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndexesInRange:NSMakeRange(0, 2)]
+                                                                                            deleteSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:0]
                                                                                               moveSections:[NSSet new]
                                                                                           insertIndexPaths:@[]
                                                                                           deleteIndexPaths:@[]
-                                                                                          updateIndexPaths:@[[NSIndexPath indexPathForItem:0 inSection:0]]
+                                                                                          updateIndexPaths:@[]
                                                                                             moveIndexPaths:@[]];
     NSArray<IGSectionObject *> *from = @[[IGSectionObject sectionWithObjects:@[@1] identifier:@"id1"]];
     NSArray<IGSectionObject *> *to = @[[IGSectionObject sectionWithObjects:@[@2] identifier:@"id1"],