diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reduce.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reduce.rs
index 824e7709e5..4fca1df3a4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reduce.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reduce.rs
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ impl Command for Reduce {
             engine_state.signals().check(head)?;
             acc = closure
                 .add_arg(value)
-                .add_arg(acc)
-                .run_with_input(PipelineData::Empty)?
+                .run_with_value(acc)?
                 .into_value(head)?;
         }