diff --git a/core/storage/wal.rs b/core/storage/wal.rs
index 2b08715af..35882bf7d 100644
--- a/core/storage/wal.rs
+++ b/core/storage/wal.rs
@@ -1552,21 +1552,6 @@ impl WalFile {
                         max_frame = max_frame.min(upper_bound);
                     }
 
-                    if max_frame <= nbackfills {
-                        tracing::debug!(
-                            "no need in checkpoint: max_frame={}, nbackfills={}, prev={:?}",
-                            max_frame,
-                            nbackfills,
-                            self.prev_checkpoint
-                        );
-                        return Ok(IOResult::Done(CheckpointResult {
-                            num_attempted: self.prev_checkpoint.num_attempted,
-                            num_backfilled: self.prev_checkpoint.num_backfilled,
-                            max_frame: nbackfills,
-                            maybe_guard: None,
-                        }));
-                    }
-
                     self.ongoing_checkpoint.max_frame = max_frame;
                     self.ongoing_checkpoint.min_frame = nbackfills + 1;
                     let to_checkpoint = {
diff --git a/tests/integration/functions/test_wal_api.rs b/tests/integration/functions/test_wal_api.rs
index 10185745d..a93ac05c7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/functions/test_wal_api.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/functions/test_wal_api.rs
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ fn test_wal_upper_bound_truncate() {
         writer.checkpoint(mode).err().unwrap(),
         LimboError::Busy
     ));
+    writer
+        .execute("insert into test values (3, 'final')")
+        .unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -579,3 +582,48 @@ fn test_wal_state_checkpoint_seq() {
         }
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_wal_checkpoint_no_work() {
+    let db = TempDatabase::new_empty(false);
+    let writer = db.connect_limbo();
+    let reader = db.connect_limbo();
+
+    writer
+        .execute("create table test(id integer primary key, value text)")
+        .unwrap();
+    // open read txn in order to hold early WAL frames and prevent them from checkpoint
+    reader.execute("BEGIN").unwrap();
+    reader.execute("SELECT * FROM test").unwrap();
+
+    writer
+        .execute("insert into test values (1, 'hello')")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    writer
+        .execute("insert into test values (2, 'turso')")
+        .unwrap();
+    writer
+        .checkpoint(CheckpointMode::Passive {
+            upper_bound_inclusive: None,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(writer
+        .checkpoint(CheckpointMode::Truncate {
+            upper_bound_inclusive: None,
+        })
+        .is_err());
+    writer
+        .execute("insert into test values (3, 'limbo')")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let state = writer.wal_state().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        state,
+        WalState {
+            checkpoint_seq_no: 0,
+            max_frame: 5
+        }
+    );
+    reader.execute("SELECT * FROM test").unwrap();
+}