diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7ee16f..563c29c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@contentstack/datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "version": "1.5.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "json-mask": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9150d8..2feb157 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "JavaScript filesystem SDK to query data synced via @contentstack/datasync-content-store-filesystem",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/stack.ts b/src/stack.ts
index 4f063e9..2abef91 100755
--- a/src/stack.ts
+++ b/src/stack.ts
@@ -1627,6 +1627,26 @@ export class Stack {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+  * @private
+  * @method addToShelfIfNotExists
+  * @description Helper function to add entry to shelf only if it doesn't already exist
+  * @param {IShelf[]} shelf - The shelf array to add to
+  * @param {any} path - The path reference
+  * @param {number} position - The position in the path
+  * @param {string} uid - The unique identifier
+  */
+  private addToShelfIfNotExists(shelf: IShelf[], path, position, uid) {
+    const exists = shelf.some(entry =>
+      entry.path === path &&
+      entry.position === position &&
+      entry.uid === uid
+    );
+    if (!exists) {
+      shelf.push({ path, position, uid });
+    }
+  }
+
   // tslint:disable-next-line: max-line-length
   private fetchPathDetails(data: any, locale: string, pathArr: string[], queryBucket: IQuery, shelf, assetsOnly = false, parent, pos, counter = 0) {
     if (counter === (pathArr.length)) {
@@ -1641,11 +1661,7 @@ export class Stack {
                 uid: elem,
               })
 
-              shelf.push({
-                path: data,
-                position: idx,
-                uid: elem,
-              })
+              this.addToShelfIfNotExists(shelf, data, idx, elem);
             } else if (elem && typeof elem === 'object' && elem.hasOwnProperty('_content_type_uid')) {
               queryBucket.$or.push({
                 _content_type_uid: elem._content_type_uid,
@@ -1653,11 +1669,7 @@ export class Stack {
                 uid: elem.uid,
               })
 
-              shelf.push({
-                path: data,
-                position: idx,
-                uid: elem.uid,
-              })
+              this.addToShelfIfNotExists(shelf, data, idx, elem.uid);
             }
           })
         } else if (typeof data === 'object') {
@@ -1668,11 +1680,7 @@ export class Stack {
               uid: data.uid,
             })
 
-            shelf.push({
-              path: parent,
-              position: pos,
-              uid: data.uid,
-            })
+            this.addToShelfIfNotExists(shelf, parent, pos, data.uid);
           }
         }
       } else if (typeof data === 'string') {
@@ -1683,11 +1691,7 @@ export class Stack {
           uid: data,
         })
 
-        shelf.push({
-          path: parent,
-          position: pos,
-          uid: data,
-        })
+        this.addToShelfIfNotExists(shelf, parent, pos, data);
       }
     } else {
       const currentField = pathArr[counter]
diff --git a/typings/stack.d.ts b/typings/stack.d.ts
index 069397f..1a35fbe 100644
--- a/typings/stack.d.ts
+++ b/typings/stack.d.ts
@@ -551,6 +551,16 @@ export declare class Stack {
     private includeReferenceIteration;
     private subIncludeReferenceIteration;
     private getReferencePath;
+    /**
+    * @private
+    * @method addToShelfIfNotExists
+    * @description Helper function to add entry to shelf only if it doesn't already exist
+    * @param {IShelf[]} shelf - The shelf array to add to
+    * @param {any} path - The path reference
+    * @param {number} position - The position in the path
+    * @param {string} uid - The unique identifier
+    */
+    private addToShelfIfNotExists;
     private fetchPathDetails;
     private fetchDocuments;
     private includeAssetsOnly;