diff --git a/lib/drivers/tandem/tandemDriver.js b/lib/drivers/tandem/tandemDriver.js
index fab6289244..929fd1602d 100644
--- a/lib/drivers/tandem/tandemDriver.js
+++ b/lib/drivers/tandem/tandemDriver.js
@@ -1366,6 +1366,10 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
 
             data.end_seq = result.payload['end_seq'];
 
+            if (lastEndPosition === data.end_seq) {
+              return callback(new Error('No new records since last upload.'));
+            }
+
             if ((lastEndPosition != null) &&
                 (lastEndPosition < data.end_seq) &&
                 (uploadDataPeriod.periodGlobal === uploadDataPeriod.PERIODS.DELTA)) {