diff --git a/sources/dynamodb/shard.go b/sources/dynamodb/shard.go
index aba6b189..0f7a2010 100644
--- a/sources/dynamodb/shard.go
+++ b/sources/dynamodb/shard.go
@@ -23,13 +23,22 @@ func (s *StreamStore) ListenToChannel(ctx context.Context, writer writers.Writer
 }
 
 func (s *StreamStore) processShard(ctx context.Context, shard *dynamodbstreams.Shard, writer writers.Writer) {
-	var attempts int
-
 	// Is there another go-routine processing this shard?
 	if s.storage.GetShardProcessing(*shard.ShardId) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if shard.ParentShardId != nil {
+		parentID := *shard.ParentShardId
+		if !s.storage.GetShardProcessed(parentID) && s.storage.GetShardProcessing(parentID) {
+			slog.Info("Parent shard is being processed, let's sleep and retry", slog.String("shardId", *shard.ShardId))
+
+			time.Sleep(jitter.Jitter(500, jitter.DefaultMaxMs, 0))
+			s.processShard(ctx, shard, writer)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	// If no one is processing it, let's mark it as being processed.
 	s.storage.SetShardProcessing(*shard.ShardId)
 	if s.storage.GetShardProcessed(*shard.ShardId) {
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ func (s *StreamStore) processShard(ctx context.Context, shard *dynamodbstreams.S
 			logger.Panic("Failed to publish messages, exiting...", slog.Any("err", err))
 		}
 
+		var attempts int
 		if len(getRecordsOutput.Records) > 0 {
 			attempts = 0
 			lastRecord := getRecordsOutput.Records[len(getRecordsOutput.Records)-1]