diff --git a/cron/shp/entrypoint.sh b/cron/shp/entrypoint.sh
index 3dd17eebed..0c94a0d6f9 100644
--- a/cron/shp/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/cron/shp/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,67 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-echo "Downloading and unzipping shapefiles from AWS S3..."
-# Download zip files from AWS S3 using the environment variable AWS_BUCKET_NAME
-aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$ER_FILE /data/$ER_FILE
-aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$RD_FILE /data/$RD_FILE
-aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$COVERAGES_FILE /data/$COVERAGES_FILE
-
-# Unzip each file into its corresponding directory
-unzip /data/$ER_FILE -d /data/economic_regions
-unzip /data/$RD_FILE -d /data/regional_districts
-unzip /data/$COVERAGES_FILE -d /data/ccbc_applications_coverages
-
-echo "Creating dummy tables"
-# Create the dummy tables so that the shp2pgsql command can run
-psql -d $DB_NAME -c "
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.economic_regions (
-    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
-);
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.regional_districts (
-    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
-);
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.ccbc_applications_coverages (
-    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
-);
-"
-
-echo "Running shp2pgsql and sql scripts..."
-# Run shp2pgsql for each shapefile
-for dir in /data/economic_regions /data/regional_districts /data/ccbc_applications_coverages; do
-    base_dir=$(basename $dir)
-    for shp in $dir/*.shp; do
-        shp2pgsql -d -I -s 4326 $shp $SCHEMA_NAME.$base_dir | psql -d $DB_NAME
+echo "Checking if a coverages upload has been uploaded since last run"
+# Get the last modified date of the file $COVERAGES_FILE from AWS S3
+last_modified=$(aws s3api head-object --bucket $AWS_BUCKET_NAME --key $COVERAGES_FILE --query 'LastModified' --output text)
+echo "Last modified date of $COVERAGES_FILE: $last_modified"
+
+# Convert last modified date to a comparable format
+last_modified_epoch=$(date -d "$last_modified" +%s)
+
+# Check the latest record's date in the ccbc_public.application_er table
+latest_record_date=$(psql -d $DB_NAME -t -c "SELECT created_at FROM ccbc_public.application_er LIMIT 1")
+
+echo "Latest record date in ccbc_public.application_er table: $latest_record_date"
+
+# Convert latest record date to a comparable format
+latest_record_date_epoch=$(date -d "$latest_record_date" +%s)
+
+# Compare the dates
+if [[ "$last_modified_epoch" > "$latest_record_date_epoch" ]]; then
+    echo "Downloading and unzipping shapefiles from AWS S3..."
+    # Download zip files from AWS S3 using the environment variable AWS_BUCKET_NAME
+    aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$ER_FILE /data/$ER_FILE
+    aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$RD_FILE /data/$RD_FILE
+    aws s3 cp s3://$AWS_BUCKET_NAME/$COVERAGES_FILE /data/$COVERAGES_FILE
+
+    # Unzip each file into its corresponding directory
+    unzip /data/$ER_FILE -d /data/economic_regions
+    unzip /data/$RD_FILE -d /data/regional_districts
+    unzip /data/$COVERAGES_FILE -d /data/ccbc_applications_coverages
+
+    echo "Creating dummy tables"
+    # Create the dummy tables so that the shp2pgsql command can run
+    psql -d $DB_NAME -c "
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.economic_regions (
+        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.regional_districts (
+        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ccbc_public.ccbc_applications_coverages (
+        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
+    );
+    "
+
+    echo "Running shp2pgsql and sql scripts..."
+    # Run shp2pgsql for each shapefile
+    for dir in /data/economic_regions /data/regional_districts /data/ccbc_applications_coverages; do
+        base_dir=$(basename $dir)
+        for shp in $dir/*.shp; do
+            shp2pgsql -d -I -s 4326 $shp $SCHEMA_NAME.$base_dir | psql -d $DB_NAME
+        done
     done
-done
 
-# Execute the sql scripts
-for sql in /data/sql/*.sql; do
-    psql -d $DB_NAME -f $sql
-done
+    # Execute the sql scripts
+    for sql in /data/sql/*.sql; do
+        psql -d $DB_NAME -f $sql
+    done
 
-# Clean up zip files after processing
-rm /data/$ER_FILE /data/$RD_FILE /data/$COVERAGES_FILE
+    # Clean up zip files after processing
+    rm /data/$ER_FILE /data/$RD_FILE /data/$COVERAGES_FILE
+else
+  echo "No newer coverages upload found. Exiting."
+fi