diff --git a/lib/paperclip/storage/delayeds3.rb b/lib/paperclip/storage/delayeds3.rb
index b0646ac..79575ae 100644
--- a/lib/paperclip/storage/delayeds3.rb
+++ b/lib/paperclip/storage/delayeds3.rb
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ module Paperclip
 
 
       def flush_writes #:nodoc:
+        return if queued_for_write.empty?
+
         queued_for_write.each do |style, file|
           file.close
           FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(filesystem_path(style)))
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ module Paperclip
           FileUtils.chmod(0644, filesystem_path(style))
         end
 
-        unless queued_for_write.empty? || (delay_processing? && dirty?)
+        unless delay_processing? && dirty?
           instance.update_column(synced_to_s3_field, false) if instance_read(:synced_to_s3)
           if instance.respond_to?(synced_to_fog_field) && instance_read(:synced_to_fog)
             instance.update_column(synced_to_fog_field, false)