diff --git a/server/api/controllers/device.controller.js b/server/api/controllers/device.controller.js
index d469864acb..b04c096e11 100644
--- a/server/api/controllers/device.controller.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/device.controller.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = function DeviceController(gladys) {
    * @apiGroup Device
    */
   async function purgeAllSqliteStates(req, res) {
-    await gladys.device.purgeAllSqliteStates();
+    gladys.event.emit(EVENTS.DEVICE.PURGE_ALL_SQLITE_STATES);
     res.json({ success: true });
   }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.js b/server/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.js
index eb441214c6..72b05bef14 100644
--- a/server/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.js
+++ b/server/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.js
@@ -11,81 +11,92 @@ const logger = require('../../utils/logger');
  * device.purgeAllSqliteStates('d47b481b-a7be-4224-9850-313cdb8a4065');
  */
 async function purgeAllSqliteStates(jobId) {
+  if (this.purgeAllSQliteStatesInProgress) {
+    logger.info(`Not purging all SQlite states, a purge is already in progress`);
+    return null;
+  }
   logger.info(`Purging all SQlite states`);
+  this.purgeAllSQliteStatesInProgress = true;
 
-  const numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete = await db.DeviceFeatureState.count();
-  const numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete = await db.DeviceFeatureStateAggregate.count();
+  try {
+    const numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete = await db.DeviceFeatureState.count();
+    const numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete = await db.DeviceFeatureStateAggregate.count();
 
-  logger.info(
-    `Purging All SQLite states: ${numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete} states & ${numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete} aggregates to delete.`,
-  );
+    logger.info(
+      `Purging All SQLite states: ${numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete} states & ${numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete} aggregates to delete.`,
+    );
 
-  const numberOfIterationsStates = Math.ceil(
-    numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete / this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
-  );
-  const iterator = [...Array(numberOfIterationsStates)];
+    const numberOfIterationsStates = Math.ceil(
+      numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete / this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+    );
+    const iterator = [...Array(numberOfIterationsStates)];
 
-  const numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates = Math.ceil(
-    numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete / this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
-  );
-  const iteratorAggregates = [...Array(numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates)];
+    const numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates = Math.ceil(
+      numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete / this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+    );
+    const iteratorAggregates = [...Array(numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates)];
 
-  const total = numberOfIterationsStates + numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates;
-  let currentBatch = 0;
-  let currentProgressPercent = 0;
+    const total = numberOfIterationsStates + numberOfIterationsStatesAggregates;
+    let currentBatch = 0;
+    let currentProgressPercent = 0;
 
-  // We only save progress to DB if it changed
-  // Because saving progress is expensive (DB write + Websocket call)
-  const updateProgressIfNeeded = async () => {
-    currentBatch += 1;
-    const newProgressPercent = Math.round((currentBatch * 100) / total);
-    if (currentProgressPercent !== newProgressPercent) {
-      currentProgressPercent = newProgressPercent;
-      await this.job.updateProgress(jobId, currentProgressPercent);
-    }
-  };
+    // We only save progress to DB if it changed
+    // Because saving progress is expensive (DB write + Websocket call)
+    const updateProgressIfNeeded = async () => {
+      currentBatch += 1;
+      const newProgressPercent = Math.round((currentBatch * 100) / total);
+      if (currentProgressPercent !== newProgressPercent) {
+        currentProgressPercent = newProgressPercent;
+        await this.job.updateProgress(jobId, currentProgressPercent);
+      }
+    };
 
-  await Promise.each(iterator, async () => {
-    await db.sequelize.query(
-      `
+    await Promise.each(iterator, async () => {
+      await db.sequelize.query(
+        `
       DELETE FROM t_device_feature_state WHERE id IN (
         SELECT id FROM t_device_feature_state
         LIMIT :limit
       );
     `,
-      {
-        replacements: {
-          limit: this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+        {
+          replacements: {
+            limit: this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+          },
+          type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
         },
-        type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
-      },
-    );
-    await updateProgressIfNeeded();
-    await Promise.delay(this.WAIT_TIME_BETWEEN_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH);
-  });
+      );
+      await updateProgressIfNeeded();
+      await Promise.delay(this.WAIT_TIME_BETWEEN_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH);
+    });
 
-  await Promise.each(iteratorAggregates, async () => {
-    await db.sequelize.query(
-      `
+    await Promise.each(iteratorAggregates, async () => {
+      await db.sequelize.query(
+        `
       DELETE FROM t_device_feature_state_aggregate WHERE id IN (
         SELECT id FROM t_device_feature_state_aggregate
         LIMIT :limit
       );
     `,
-      {
-        replacements: {
-          limit: this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+        {
+          replacements: {
+            limit: this.STATES_TO_PURGE_PER_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH,
+          },
+          type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
         },
-        type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
-      },
-    );
-    await updateProgressIfNeeded();
-    await Promise.delay(this.WAIT_TIME_BETWEEN_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH);
-  });
-  return {
-    numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete,
-    numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete,
-  };
+      );
+      await updateProgressIfNeeded();
+      await Promise.delay(this.WAIT_TIME_BETWEEN_DEVICE_FEATURE_CLEAN_BATCH);
+    });
+    this.purgeAllSQliteStatesInProgress = false;
+    return {
+      numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete,
+      numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete,
+    };
+  } catch (e) {
+    this.purgeAllSQliteStatesInProgress = false;
+    throw e;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/server/lib/device/index.js b/server/lib/device/index.js
index e77ec4db51..f69c3aca2f 100644
--- a/server/lib/device/index.js
+++ b/server/lib/device/index.js
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ const DeviceManager = function DeviceManager(
     EVENTS.DEVICE.MIGRATE_FROM_SQLITE_TO_DUCKDB,
     eventFunctionWrapper(this.migrateFromSQLiteToDuckDb.bind(this)),
   );
+  this.eventManager.on(
+    EVENTS.DEVICE.PURGE_ALL_SQLITE_STATES,
+    eventFunctionWrapper(this.purgeAllSqliteStates.bind(this)),
+  );
 };
 
 DeviceManager.prototype.add = add;
diff --git a/server/test/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.test.js b/server/test/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.test.js
index 7666dfc942..d9cac1ce47 100644
--- a/server/test/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.test.js
+++ b/server/test/lib/device/device.purgeAllSqliteStates.test.js
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ describe('Device', () => {
       wrapper: (type, func) => func,
     };
     const device = new Device(event, {}, stateManager, service, {}, variable, job);
-    const devicePurged = await device.purgeAllSqliteStates('632c6d92-a79a-4a38-bf5b-a2024721c101');
+    const devicePurgedPromise = device.purgeAllSqliteStates('632c6d92-a79a-4a38-bf5b-a2024721c101');
+    const emptyRes = await device.purgeAllSqliteStates('632c6d92-a79a-4a38-bf5b-a2024721c101');
+    const devicePurged = await devicePurgedPromise;
     expect(devicePurged).to.deep.equal({
       numberOfDeviceFeatureStateAggregateToDelete: 3,
       numberOfDeviceFeatureStateToDelete: 110,
     });
+    // should not start a new purge when a purge is running
+    expect(emptyRes).to.equal(null);
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/utils/constants.js b/server/utils/constants.js
index 76fb8e575b..95eae8e42a 100644
--- a/server/utils/constants.js
+++ b/server/utils/constants.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ const EVENTS = {
     PURGE_STATES_SINGLE_FEATURE: 'device.purge-states-single-feature',
     CHECK_BATTERIES: 'device.check-batteries',
     MIGRATE_FROM_SQLITE_TO_DUCKDB: 'device.migrate-from-sqlite-to-duckdb',
+    PURGE_ALL_SQLITE_STATES: 'device.purge-all-sqlite-states',
   },
   GATEWAY: {
     CREATE_BACKUP: 'gateway.create-backup',