diff --git a/backend/core/runner/run_task.go b/backend/core/runner/run_task.go
index 98b913f284b..574c0e1e946 100644
--- a/backend/core/runner/run_task.go
+++ b/backend/core/runner/run_task.go
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ package runner
 import (
 	gocontext "context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/models/common"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/models/common"
+
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/context"
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/dal"
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/errors"
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ func UpdateProgressDetail(basicRes context.BasicRes, taskId uint64, progressDeta
 		Model: common.Model{ID: taskId},
 	}
 	subtask := &models.Subtask{}
+	originalFinishedRecords := progressDetail.FinishedRecords
 	switch p.Type {
 	case plugin.TaskSetProgress:
 		progressDetail.TotalSubTasks = p.Total
@@ -374,13 +376,18 @@ func UpdateProgressDetail(basicRes context.BasicRes, taskId uint64, progressDeta
 		progressDetail.SubTaskName = p.SubTaskName
 		progressDetail.SubTaskNumber = p.SubTaskNumber
 	}
-	// update subtask progress
-	where := dal.Where("task_id = ? and name = ?", taskId, progressDetail.SubTaskName)
-	err := basicRes.GetDal().UpdateColumns(subtask, []dal.DalSet{
-		{ColumnName: "finished_records", Value: progressDetail.FinishedRecords},
-	}, where)
-	if err != nil {
-		basicRes.GetLogger().Error(err, "failed to update _devlake_subtasks progress")
+	currentFinishedRecords := progressDetail.FinishedRecords
+	currentTotalRecords := progressDetail.TotalRecords
+	// do not update progress if progress less than 1%
+	if currentTotalRecords > 0 && float64(currentFinishedRecords-originalFinishedRecords)/float64(currentTotalRecords) > 0.01 {
+		// update subtask progress
+		where := dal.Where("task_id = ? and name = ?", taskId, progressDetail.SubTaskName)
+		err := basicRes.GetDal().UpdateColumns(subtask, []dal.DalSet{
+			{ColumnName: "finished_records", Value: progressDetail.FinishedRecords},
+		}, where)
+		if err != nil {
+			basicRes.GetLogger().Error(err, "failed to update _devlake_subtasks progress")
+		}
 	}
 }