diff --git a/drools-core/src/main/java/org/drools/core/phreak/LazyPhreakBuilder.java b/drools-core/src/main/java/org/drools/core/phreak/LazyPhreakBuilder.java
index 9919f985495..5b06c080f19 100644
--- a/drools-core/src/main/java/org/drools/core/phreak/LazyPhreakBuilder.java
+++ b/drools-core/src/main/java/org/drools/core/phreak/LazyPhreakBuilder.java
@@ -827,24 +827,23 @@ private static void processLeftTuples(LeftTupleNode node, InternalWorkingMemory
                         AccumulateContext accctx = (AccumulateContext) lt.getContextObject();
                         visitChild( (LeftTuple) accctx.getResultLeftTuple(), insert, wm, rule);
                     }
-                } else if (NodeTypeEnums.ExistsNode == node.getType() &&
-                        !((BetaNode)node).isRightInputIsRiaNode()) { // do not process exists with subnetworks
+                } else if (NodeTypeEnums.ExistsNode == node.getType() && !node.isRightInputIsRiaNode()) { // do not process exists with subnetworks
                     // If there is a subnetwork, then there is no populated RTM, but the LTM is populated,
-                    // so this would be procsssed in the "else".
+                    // so this would be processed in the "else".
 
                     bm = (BetaMemory) wm.getNodeMemory((MemoryFactory) node);
                     FastIterator it = bm.getRightTupleMemory().fullFastIterator(); // done off the RightTupleMemory, as exists only have unblocked tuples on the left side
-                    RightTuple   rt = (RightTuple) BetaNode.getFirstTuple(bm.getRightTupleMemory(), it);
-                    for (; rt != null; rt = (RightTuple) it.next(rt)) {
+                    for (RightTuple rt = (RightTuple) BetaNode.getFirstTuple(bm.getRightTupleMemory(), it); rt != null; rt = (RightTuple) it.next(rt)) {
                         for (LeftTuple lt = rt.getBlocked(); lt != null; lt = lt.getBlockedNext()) {
-                            visitChild(wm, insert, rule, it, lt);
+                            visitLeftTuple(wm, insert, rule, lt);
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
                     bm = (BetaMemory) wm.getNodeMemory((MemoryFactory) node);
                     FastIterator it = bm.getLeftTupleMemory().fullFastIterator();
-                    Tuple        lt = BetaNode.getFirstTuple(bm.getLeftTupleMemory(), it);
-                    visitChild(wm, insert, rule, it, lt);
+                    for (LeftTuple lt = (LeftTuple)BetaNode.getFirstTuple(bm.getLeftTupleMemory(), it); lt != null; lt = (LeftTuple) it.next(lt)) {
+                        visitLeftTuple(wm, insert, rule, lt);
+                    }
                 }
                 return;
             } else if (NodeTypeEnums.FromNode == node.getType()) {
@@ -893,14 +892,12 @@ private static void processLeftTuplesOnLian( InternalWorkingMemory wm, boolean i
         }
     }
 
-    private static void visitChild(InternalWorkingMemory wm, boolean insert, Rule rule, FastIterator it, Tuple lt) {
-        for (; lt != null; lt = (LeftTuple) it.next(lt)) {
-            LeftTuple childLt = lt.getFirstChild();
-            while (childLt != null) {
-                LeftTuple nextLt = childLt.getHandleNext();
-                visitChild(childLt, insert, wm, rule);
-                childLt = nextLt;
-            }
+    private static void visitLeftTuple(InternalWorkingMemory wm, boolean insert, Rule rule, LeftTuple lt) {
+        LeftTuple childLt = lt.getFirstChild();
+        while (childLt != null) {
+            LeftTuple nextLt = childLt.getHandleNext();
+            visitChild(childLt, insert, wm, rule);
+            childLt = nextLt;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/drools-test-coverage/test-compiler-integration/src/test/java/org/drools/compiler/integrationtests/incrementalcompilation/IncrementalCompilationTest.java b/drools-test-coverage/test-compiler-integration/src/test/java/org/drools/compiler/integrationtests/incrementalcompilation/IncrementalCompilationTest.java
index e20e965d41e..dbef334141b 100644
--- a/drools-test-coverage/test-compiler-integration/src/test/java/org/drools/compiler/integrationtests/incrementalcompilation/IncrementalCompilationTest.java
+++ b/drools-test-coverage/test-compiler-integration/src/test/java/org/drools/compiler/integrationtests/incrementalcompilation/IncrementalCompilationTest.java
@@ -5165,4 +5165,62 @@ public void testReaddAllRulesWithComplexNodeSharing() {
         assertThat(ksession.fireAllRules()).isEqualTo(1);
         assertThat(fired).containsExactly("R6");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReaddAllRulesWithIdenticalRules() {
+        // DROOLS-7462
+
+        final String drl1 =
+                "import " + Message.class.getCanonicalName() + ";\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "rule R1 when\n" +
+                "    $m: Message()\n" +
+                "    exists String(toString == $m.message)\n" +
+                "then\n" +
+                "end\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "rule R2 when\n" +
+                "    $m: Message()\n" +
+                "    exists String(toString == $m.message)\n" +
+                "then\n" +
+                "end\n";
+
+        final String drl2 =
+                "import " + Message.class.getCanonicalName() + ";\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "rule R3 when\n" +
+                "    $m: Message()\n" +
+                "    exists String(toString == $m.message)\n" +
+                "then\n" +
+                "end\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "rule R4 when\n" +
+                "    $m: Message()\n" +
+                "    exists String(toString == $m.message)\n" +
+                "then\n" +
+                "end\n";
+
+        final KieServices ks = KieServices.Factory.get();
+
+        final ReleaseId releaseId1 = ks.newReleaseId("org.kie", "test-upgrade", "1.0.0");
+        KieUtil.getKieModuleFromDrls(releaseId1, kieBaseTestConfiguration, drl1);
+
+        final KieContainer kc = ks.newKieContainer(releaseId1);
+        KieSession ksession = kc.newKieSession();
+
+        ksession.insert(new Message("test1"));
+        ksession.insert("test1");
+        ksession.insert(new Message("test2"));
+        ksession.insert("test2");
+
+        int fired = ksession.fireAllRules();
+        assertThat(fired).isEqualTo(4);
+
+        final ReleaseId releaseId2 = ks.newReleaseId("org.kie", "test-upgrade", "1.1.0");
+        KieUtil.getKieModuleFromDrls(releaseId2, kieBaseTestConfiguration, drl2);
+
+        kc.updateToVersion(releaseId2);
+        fired = ksession.fireAllRules();
+        assertThat(fired).isEqualTo(4);
+    }
 }