diff --git a/toolkit/logging_aitk.py b/toolkit/logging_aitk.py
index a84ad6e..587b0ec 100644
--- a/toolkit/logging_aitk.py
+++ b/toolkit/logging_aitk.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class UILogger:
         self._flush_every_secs = float(flush_every_secs)
         self._last_flush = time.time()
 
+        self._first_commit_done = False
+
     # start logging the training
     def start(self):
         if self._started:
@@ -153,6 +155,12 @@ class UILogger:
             if step >= self._step_counter:
                 self._step_counter = step + 1
 
+        # On the first commit of this run, prune any rows from a prior run
+        # whose step is greater than where we are resuming from.
+        if not self._first_commit_done:
+            self._prune_future_steps(step)
+            self._first_commit_done = True
+
         wall_time = time.time()
 
         # buffer step row (upsert later)
@@ -253,6 +261,26 @@ class UILogger:
         except Exception:
             return None, str(v)
 
+    def _prune_future_steps(self, current_step: int) -> None:
+        assert self._con is not None
+        con = self._con
+
+        con.execute("BEGIN;")
+        # metrics rows cascade via FK ON DELETE CASCADE
+        con.execute("DELETE FROM steps WHERE step > ?;", (current_step,))
+        # drop any keys that no longer have any metrics, and clamp last_seen_step
+        con.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM metric_keys "
+            "WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM metrics WHERE metrics.key = metric_keys.key);"
+        )
+        con.execute(
+            "UPDATE metric_keys "
+            "SET last_seen_step = (SELECT MAX(step) FROM metrics WHERE metrics.key = metric_keys.key) "
+            "WHERE last_seen_step > ?;",
+            (current_step,),
+        )
+        con.execute("COMMIT;")
+
     def _flush(self) -> None:
         if not self._pending_steps and not self._pending_metrics:
             return