diff --git a/gen3/submission.py b/gen3/submission.py
index 1b9cc44c..7c812140 100755
--- a/gen3/submission.py
+++ b/gen3/submission.py
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ def query(self, query_txt, variables=None, max_tries=1):
             if not "data" in data:
                 print(query_txt)
                 print(data)
+            else:
+                break
 
             tries += 1