diff --git a/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py b/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
index cf8e05a..36bbb12 100644
--- a/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
+++ b/aws_embedded_metrics/serializers/log_serializer.py
@@ -67,15 +67,19 @@ def create_body() -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
         # Track batch number to know where to slice metric data
         i = 0
-
+        complete_metrics = set()
         while remaining_data:
             remaining_data = False
             current_body = create_body()
 
             for metric_name, metric in context.metrics.items():
+                # ensure we don't add duplicates of metrics we already completed
+                if metric_name in complete_metrics:
+                    continue
 
                 if len(metric.values) == 1:
                     current_body[metric_name] = metric.values[0]
+                    complete_metrics.add(metric_name)
                 else:
                     # Slice metric data as each batch cannot contain more than
                     # MAX_DATAPOINTS_PER_METRIC entries for a given metric
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ def create_body() -> Dict[str, Any]:
                     # of the metric value list
                     if len(metric.values) > end_index:
                         remaining_data = True
+                    else:
+                        complete_metrics.add(metric_name)
 
                 metric_body = {"Name": metric_name, "Unit": metric.unit}
                 if metric.storage_resolution == StorageResolution.HIGH:
diff --git a/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py b/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
index 60d1e63..ff5e77a 100644
--- a/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/serializer/test_log_serializer.py
@@ -248,6 +248,33 @@ def test_serialize_with_more_than_100_metrics_and_datapoints():
     assert metric_results == expected_results
 
 
+def test_serialize_no_duplication_bug():
+    """
+    A bug existed where metrics with lots of values have to be broken up
+    but single value metrics got duplicated across each section.
+    This test verifies the fix to ensure no duplication.
+    """
+    context = get_context()
+    single_expected_result = 1
+    single_found_result = 0
+
+    # create a metric with a single value
+    single_key = "Metric-single"
+    context.put_metric(single_key, single_expected_result)
+    # add a lot of another metric so the log batches must be broken up
+    for i in range(1000):
+        context.put_metric("Metric-many", 0)
+
+    results = serializer.serialize(context)
+
+    # count up all values for the single metric to ensure no duplicates
+    for batch in results:
+        for metric_key, value in json.loads(batch).items():
+            if metric_key == single_key:
+                single_found_result += value
+    assert single_expected_result == single_found_result
+
+
 def test_serialize_with_multiple_metrics():
     # arrange
     metrics = 2