diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/shipments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/shipments_controller.rb
index a6700e570e..f8039097e2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/shipments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/shipments_controller.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Api
           )
         end
 
-        @shipment.ready!
+        @shipment.ready! unless @shipment.ready?
 
         render json: @shipment, serializer: Api::ShipmentSerializer, status: :ok
       end