diff --git a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/DagActionStore.java b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/DagActionStore.java
index eafb0575068..4137fc377a0 100644
--- a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/DagActionStore.java
+++ b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/DagActionStore.java
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public DagNodeId getDagNodeId() {
   boolean exists(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, DagActionType dagActionType) throws IOException, SQLException;
 
   /**
-   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability
+   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability. Throws exception for failed insert due to a
+   * duplicate key error.
    * @param flowGroup flow group for the dag action
    * @param flowName flow name for the dag action
    * @param flowExecutionId flow execution for the dag action
@@ -102,7 +103,21 @@ public DagNodeId getDagNodeId() {
   void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, String jobName, DagActionType dagActionType) throws IOException;
 
   /**
-   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability. This method assumes an empty jobName.
+   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability
+   * @param flowGroup flow group for the dag action
+   * @param flowName flow name for the dag action
+   * @param flowExecutionId flow execution for the dag action
+   * @param jobName job name for the dag action
+   * @param dagActionType the value of the dag action
+   * @param ignoreDuplicates boolean value used to indicate whether duplicate insertions will result in an exception
+   *                         being thrown or ignored
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, String jobName, DagActionType dagActionType, boolean ignoreDuplicates) throws IOException;
+
+  /**
+   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability. This method assumes an empty jobName and throws
+   *    * exception for a failed insert to a duplicate key error.
    * @param flowGroup flow group for the dag action
    * @param flowName flow name for the dag action
    * @param flowExecutionId flow execution for the dag action
@@ -111,6 +126,18 @@ public DagNodeId getDagNodeId() {
    */
   void addFlowDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, DagActionType dagActionType) throws IOException;
 
+  /**
+   * Persist the dag action in {@link DagActionStore} for durability. This method assumes an empty jobName.
+   * @param flowGroup flow group for the dag action
+   * @param flowName flow name for the dag action
+   * @param flowExecutionId flow execution for the dag action
+   * @param dagActionType the value of the dag action
+   * @param ignoreDuplicates boolean value used to indicate whether duplicate insertions will result in an exception
+   *                         being thrown or ignored
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  void addFlowDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, DagActionType dagActionType, boolean ignoreDuplicates) throws IOException;
+
   /**
    * delete the dag action from {@link DagActionStore}
    * @param DagAction containing all information needed to identify dag and specific action value
diff --git a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/FlowLaunchHandler.java b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/FlowLaunchHandler.java
index c41bfe81f31..13319fc1153 100644
--- a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/FlowLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/FlowLaunchHandler.java
@@ -130,12 +130,14 @@ public void handleFlowLaunchTriggerEvent(Properties jobProps, DagActionStore.Dag
       // Otherwise leaseAttemptStatus instanceof MultiActiveLeaseArbiter.NoLongerLeasingStatus & no need to do anything
   }
 
-  // Called after obtaining a lease to persist the dag action to {@link DagActionStore} and mark the lease as done
+  /* Called after obtaining a lease to persist the dag action to {@link DagActionStore} and mark the lease as done.
+  If a duplicate dag action already exists in the store, the lease is still marked as the action need only occur once. 
+   */
   private boolean persistDagAction(LeaseAttemptStatus.LeaseObtainedStatus leaseStatus) {
     if (this.dagActionStore.isPresent()) {
       try {
         DagActionStore.DagAction dagAction = leaseStatus.getDagAction();
-        this.dagActionStore.get().addFlowDagAction(dagAction.getFlowGroup(), dagAction.getFlowName(), dagAction.getFlowExecutionId(), dagAction.getDagActionType());
+        this.dagActionStore.get().addFlowDagAction(dagAction.getFlowGroup(), dagAction.getFlowName(), dagAction.getFlowExecutionId(), dagAction.getDagActionType(), true);
         // If the dag action has been persisted to the {@link DagActionStore} we can close the lease
         this.numFlowsSubmitted.mark();
         return this.multiActiveLeaseArbiter.recordLeaseSuccess(leaseStatus);
diff --git a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/MysqlDagActionStore.java b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/MysqlDagActionStore.java
index f0b93e0595c..b98ea880c57 100644
--- a/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/MysqlDagActionStore.java
+++ b/gobblin-service/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/service/modules/orchestration/MysqlDagActionStore.java
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ public class MysqlDagActionStore implements DagActionStore {
   private String thisTableRetentionStatement;
   private static final String EXISTS_STATEMENT = "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM %s WHERE flow_group = ? AND flow_name = ? AND flow_execution_id = ? AND job_name = ? AND dag_action = ?)";
 
-  protected static final String INSERT_STATEMENT = "INSERT INTO %s (flow_group, flow_name, flow_execution_id, job_name, dag_action) "
-      + "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
+  protected static final String INSERT_STATEMENT = "INSERT INTO %s "
+      + "(flow_group, flow_name, flow_execution_id, job_name, dag_action) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
+  protected static final String INSERT_IGNORE_DUPLICATES_STATEMENT = "INSERT IGNORE INTO %s "
+      + "(flow_group, flow_name, flow_execution_id, job_name, dag_action) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
   private static final String DELETE_STATEMENT = "DELETE FROM %s WHERE flow_group = ? AND flow_name =? AND flow_execution_id = ? AND job_name = ? AND dag_action = ?";
   private static final String GET_STATEMENT = "SELECT flow_group, flow_name, flow_execution_id, job_name, dag_action FROM %s WHERE flow_group = ? AND flow_name =? AND flow_execution_id = ? AND job_name = ? AND dag_action = ?";
   private static final String GET_ALL_STATEMENT = "SELECT flow_group, flow_name, flow_execution_id, job_name, dag_action FROM %s";
@@ -127,9 +129,18 @@ public boolean exists(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId,
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, String jobName, DagActionType dagActionType)
+  public void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, String jobName,
+      DagActionType dagActionType)
       throws IOException {
-    dbStatementExecutor.withPreparedStatement(String.format(INSERT_STATEMENT, tableName), insertStatement -> {
+    addJobDagAction(flowGroup, flowName, flowExecutionId, jobName, dagActionType, false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, String jobName,
+      DagActionType dagActionType, boolean ignoreDuplicates) throws IOException {
+    dbStatementExecutor.withPreparedStatement(
+        String.format(ignoreDuplicates ? INSERT_IGNORE_DUPLICATES_STATEMENT : INSERT_STATEMENT, tableName),
+        insertStatement -> {
     try {
       int i = 0;
       insertStatement.setString(++i, flowGroup);
@@ -147,7 +158,13 @@ public void addJobDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecut
   @Override
   public void addFlowDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, DagActionType dagActionType)
       throws IOException {
-    addJobDagAction(flowGroup, flowName, flowExecutionId, NO_JOB_NAME_DEFAULT, dagActionType);
+    addFlowDagAction(flowGroup, flowName, flowExecutionId, dagActionType, false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void addFlowDagAction(String flowGroup, String flowName, String flowExecutionId, DagActionType dagActionType,
+      boolean ignoreDuplicates) throws IOException {
+    addJobDagAction(flowGroup, flowName, flowExecutionId, NO_JOB_NAME_DEFAULT, dagActionType, ignoreDuplicates);
   }
 
   @Override