diff --git a/internal/services/exporter/harness_code_client.go b/internal/services/exporter/harness_code_client.go
index 45dd89dc2..02d0680c4 100644
--- a/internal/services/exporter/harness_code_client.go
+++ b/internal/services/exporter/harness_code_client.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var (
 	ErrNotFound   = fmt.Errorf("not found")
 	ErrBadRequest = fmt.Errorf("bad request")
 	ErrInternal   = fmt.Errorf("internal error")
+	ErrDuplicate  = fmt.Errorf("resource already exists")
 )
 
 type HarnessCodeClient struct {
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ func mapStatusCodeToError(statusCode int) error {
 		return ErrNotFound
 	case statusCode == 400:
 		return ErrBadRequest
+	case statusCode == 409:
+		return ErrDuplicate
 	case statusCode >= 400:
 		return fmt.Errorf("received client side error status code %d", statusCode)
 	case statusCode >= 300:
diff --git a/internal/services/exporter/repository.go b/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
index bd03e3974..394cce468 100644
--- a/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
+++ b/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/encrypt"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/controller/repo"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/sse"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types/enum"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -56,9 +58,10 @@ const (
 	exportJobMaxDuration = 45 * time.Minute
 	exportRepoJobUid     = "export_repo_%d"
 	exportSpaceJobUid    = "export_space_%d"
+	jobType              = "repository_export"
 )
 
-const jobType = "repository_export"
+var ErrJobRunning = errors.New("an export job is already running")
 
 func (r *Repository) Register(executor *job.Executor) error {
 	return executor.Register(jobType, r)
@@ -66,6 +69,23 @@ func (r *Repository) Register(executor *job.Executor) error {
 
 func (r *Repository) RunMany(ctx context.Context, spaceId int64, harnessCodeInfo *HarnessCodeInfo, repos []*types.Repository) error {
 	jobGroupId := getJobGroupId(spaceId)
+
+	jobs, err := r.scheduler.GetJobProgressForGroup(ctx, jobGroupId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get job progress before starting. %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = checkJobAlreadyRunning(jobs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	n, err := r.scheduler.PurgeJobsByGroupId(ctx, jobGroupId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Msgf("deleted %d old jobs", n)
+
 	jobDefinitions := make([]job.Definition, len(repos))
 	for i, repository := range repos {
 		repoJobData := Input{
@@ -100,6 +120,17 @@ func (r *Repository) RunMany(ctx context.Context, spaceId int64, harnessCodeInfo
 	return r.scheduler.RunJobs(ctx, jobGroupId, jobDefinitions)
 }
 
+func checkJobAlreadyRunning(jobs []types.JobProgress) error {
+	if jobs != nil {
+		for _, j := range jobs {
+			if !slices.Contains(enum.GetCompletedJobState(), j.State) {
+				return ErrJobRunning
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getJobGroupId(spaceId int64) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(exportSpaceJobUid, spaceId)
 }
@@ -156,7 +187,6 @@ func (r *Repository) Handle(ctx context.Context, data string, _ job.ProgressRepo
 	}
 
 	log.Info().Msgf("completed repository export for repo", repository.UID)
-
 	publishSSE(ctx, r, repository)
 
 	return "", nil
diff --git a/internal/services/job/scheduler.go b/internal/services/job/scheduler.go
index 26e901c57..d318e2454 100644
--- a/internal/services/job/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/services/job/scheduler.go
@@ -624,6 +624,14 @@ func (s *Scheduler) GetJobProgressForGroup(ctx context.Context, jobGroupUID stri
 	return mapToProgressMany(job), nil
 }
 
+func (s *Scheduler) PurgeJobsByGroupId(ctx context.Context, jobGroupUID string) (int64, error) {
+	n, err := s.store.DeleteByGroupID(ctx, jobGroupUID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 func mapToProgressMany(jobs []*types.Job) []types.JobProgress {
 	if jobs == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/store/database.go b/internal/store/database.go
index 691f21797..bc3575d56 100644
--- a/internal/store/database.go
+++ b/internal/store/database.go
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ type (
 		// ListByGroupID fetches all jobs for a group id
 		ListByGroupID(ctx context.Context, groupId string) ([]*types.Job, error)
 
+		// DeleteByGroupID deletes all jobs for a group id
+		DeleteByGroupID(ctx context.Context, groupId string) (int64, error)
+
 		// Create is used to create a new job.
 		Create(ctx context.Context, job *types.Job) error
 
diff --git a/internal/store/database/job.go b/internal/store/database/job.go
index 8ea265660..2b59d0d75 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/job.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/job.go
@@ -91,6 +91,32 @@ func (s *JobStore) ListByGroupID(ctx context.Context, groupId string) ([]*types.
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// DeleteByGroupID deletes all jobs for a group id
+func (s *JobStore) DeleteByGroupID(ctx context.Context, groupId string) (int64, error) {
+	stmt := database.Builder.
+		Delete("jobs").
+		Where("(job_group_id = ?)", groupId)
+
+	sql, args, err := stmt.ToSql()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert delete by group id jobs query to sql: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	db := dbtx.GetAccessor(ctx, s.db)
+
+	result, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, sql, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, database.ProcessSQLErrorf(err, "failed to execute delete jobs by group id query")
+	}
+
+	n, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, database.ProcessSQLErrorf(err, "failed to get number of deleted jobs in group")
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 // Create creates a new job.
 func (s *JobStore) Create(ctx context.Context, job *types.Job) error {
 	const sqlQuery = `
diff --git a/types/enum/job.go b/types/enum/job.go
index 0bb05da3b..25fb09dad 100644
--- a/types/enum/job.go
+++ b/types/enum/job.go
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ const (
 	JobPriorityNormal   JobPriority = 0
 	JobPriorityElevated JobPriority = 1
 )
+
+func GetCompletedJobState() []JobState {
+	return []JobState{JobStateFinished, JobStateCanceled, JobStateFinished}
+}