diff --git a/core/src/bigtable_upload_service.rs b/core/src/bigtable_upload_service.rs
index 693e8c23e7..1d423b1486 100644
--- a/core/src/bigtable_upload_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/bigtable_upload_service.rs
@@ -54,11 +54,16 @@ impl BigTableUploadService {
                 .unwrap()
                 .highest_confirmed_root();
 
+            if max_confirmed_root == starting_slot {
+                std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let result = runtime.block_on(solana_ledger::bigtable_upload::upload_confirmed_blocks(
                 blockstore.clone(),
                 bigtable_ledger_storage.clone(),
                 starting_slot,
-                None,
+                Some(max_confirmed_root),
                 true,
             ));
 
diff --git a/ledger/src/bigtable_upload.rs b/ledger/src/bigtable_upload.rs
index a580a07976..fe347a1e98 100644
--- a/ledger/src/bigtable_upload.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/bigtable_upload.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub async fn upload_confirmed_blocks(
                         }
                     };
 
-                    if i % NUM_BLOCKS_TO_UPLOAD_IN_PARALLEL == 0 {
+                    if i > 0 && i % NUM_BLOCKS_TO_UPLOAD_IN_PARALLEL == 0 {
                         info!(
                             "{}% of blocks processed ({}/{})",
                             i * 100 / blocks_to_upload.len(),