diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index e10e59a4..7aaed64e 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ function submitTimes(videoID, callback) {
 
             //submit these times
             for (let i = 0; i < sponsorTimes.length; i++) {
+                    //to prevent it from happeneing twice
+                    let increasedContributionAmount = false;
+
                     //submit the sponsorTime
                     sendRequestToServer("GET", "/api/postVideoSponsorTimes?videoID=" + videoID + "&startTime=" + sponsorTimes[i][0] + "&endTime=" + sponsorTimes[i][1]
                     + "&userID=" + userID, function(xmlhttp, error) {
@@ -177,7 +180,11 @@ function submitTimes(videoID, callback) {
                                     }
 
                                     //save the amount contributed
-                                    chrome.storage.sync.set({"sponsorTimesContributed": currentContributionAmount + sponsorTimes.length});
+                                    if (!increasedContributionAmount) {
+                                        increasedContributionAmount = true;
+                                        
+                                        chrome.storage.sync.set({"sponsorTimesContributed": currentContributionAmount + sponsorTimes.length});
+                                    }
                                 });
                             }
                         } else if (error) {