diff --git a/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp b/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
index 38314fd..0673157 100644
--- a/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
@@ -2220,7 +2220,8 @@ namespace epics {
 
                    m_up2datePVStructure = pvStructure;
 
-                   m_monitorQueue.push(newElement);
+                   if (!m_overrunInProgress)
+                       m_monitorQueue.push(newElement);
                }
 
                if (!m_overrunInProgress)