diff --git a/test/test.nonci.ts b/test/test.nonci.ts
index 8f2b86d..dd5a088 100644
--- a/test/test.nonci.ts
+++ b/test/test.nonci.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ tap.test('should create an ElasticDoc instance', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should add and update documents in a piping session', async () => {
-  await testElasticDoc.startPipingSession();
+  await testElasticDoc.startPipingSession({});
   await testElasticDoc.pipeDocument({
     docId: '1',
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index f66a93e..4190546 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/elasticsearch',
-  version: '2.0.1',
+  version: '2.0.2',
   description: 'log to elasticsearch in a kibana compatible format'
 }
diff --git a/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts b/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
index 268354f..8f87927 100644
--- a/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
+++ b/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ export interface ISnapshot {
   aggregationData: any;
 }
 
-export type SnapshotProcessor = (iterator: AsyncIterable<any>, prevSnapshot: ISnapshot | null) => Promise<ISnapshot>;
+export type SnapshotProcessor = (
+  iterator: AsyncIterable<any>,
+  prevSnapshot: ISnapshot | null
+) => Promise<ISnapshot>;
 
 export class ElasticDoc {
   public client: ElasticClient;
   public index: string;
   private sessionDocs: Set<string> = new Set();
   private indexInitialized: boolean = false;
+  private latestTimestamp: string | null = null; // Store the latest timestamp
+  private onlyNew: boolean = false; // Whether to only pipe new docs
 
   private BATCH_SIZE = 1000;
 
@@ -63,15 +68,35 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
     return { properties };
   }
 
-  async startPipingSession() {
+  async startPipingSession(options: { onlyNew?: boolean }) {
     this.sessionDocs.clear();
+    this.onlyNew = options.onlyNew;
+    if (this.onlyNew) {
+      // Retrieve and store the latest timestamp
+      const response = await this.client.search({
+        index: this.index,
+        sort: '@timestamp:desc',
+        size: 1,
+      });
+      const hit = response.body.hits.hits[0];
+      this.latestTimestamp = hit?._source?.['@timestamp'] || null;
+      if (this.latestTimestamp) {
+        console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode. Hence we are omitting documents prior to ${this.latestTimestamp}`);
+      } else {
+        `Working in "onlyNew" mode, but no documents found in index ${this.index}. Hence processing all documents now.`
+      }
+    }
   }
 
-  async pipeDocument(optionsArg: {
-    docId: string;
-    timestamp: string | number;
-    doc: any;
-  }) {
+  async pipeDocument(optionsArg: { docId: string; timestamp?: string | number; doc: any }) {
+    // If 'onlyNew' is true, compare the document timestamp with the latest timestamp
+    if (this.onlyNew) {
+      if (this.latestTimestamp && optionsArg.timestamp <= this.latestTimestamp) {
+        // Omit the document
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     await this.ensureIndexExists(optionsArg.doc);
 
     const documentBody = {
@@ -90,7 +115,11 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
   async endPipingSession() {
     const allDocIds: string[] = [];
     const responseQueue = [];
-    let response = await this.client.search({ index: this.index, scroll: '1m', size: this.BATCH_SIZE });
+    let response = await this.client.search({
+      index: this.index,
+      scroll: '1m',
+      size: this.BATCH_SIZE,
+    });
     while (true) {
       response.body.hits.hits.forEach((hit: any) => allDocIds.push(hit._id));
       if (!response.body.hits.hits.length) {
@@ -124,35 +153,35 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
 
   async takeSnapshot(processIterator: SnapshotProcessor) {
     const snapshotIndex = `${this.index}_snapshots`;
-  
+
     const { body: indexExists } = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: snapshotIndex });
     if (!indexExists) {
-      await this.client.indices.create({ 
+      await this.client.indices.create({
         index: snapshotIndex,
         body: {
           mappings: {
             properties: {
               date: {
-                type: 'date'
+                type: 'date',
               },
               aggregationData: {
                 type: 'object',
-                enabled: true
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
+                enabled: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
       });
     }
-  
+
     const documentIterator = this.getDocumentIterator();
-  
+
     const newSnapshot = await processIterator(documentIterator, await this.getLastSnapshot());
-  
+
     await this.storeSnapshot(newSnapshot);
   }
 
-private async getLastSnapshot(): Promise<ISnapshot | null> {
+  private async getLastSnapshot(): Promise<ISnapshot | null> {
     const snapshotIndex = `${this.index}_snapshots`;
     const { body: indexExists } = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: snapshotIndex });
 
@@ -163,7 +192,7 @@ private async getLastSnapshot(): Promise<ISnapshot | null> {
     const response = await this.client.search({
       index: snapshotIndex,
       sort: 'date:desc',
-      size: 1
+      size: 1,
     });
 
     if (response.body.hits.hits.length > 0) {
@@ -177,9 +206,12 @@ private async getLastSnapshot(): Promise<ISnapshot | null> {
     }
   }
 
-
   private async *getDocumentIterator() {
-    let response = await this.client.search({ index: this.index, scroll: '1m', size: this.BATCH_SIZE });
+    let response = await this.client.search({
+      index: this.index,
+      scroll: '1m',
+      size: this.BATCH_SIZE,
+    });
     while (true) {
       for (const hit of response.body.hits.hits) {
         yield hit._source;