diff --git a/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/barcodigital.py b/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/barcodigital.py
index 009497eee..c59e75c68 100644
--- a/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/barcodigital.py
+++ b/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/barcodigital.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def parse(self, response):
 
                 if document_date > self.end_date:
                     continue
+                elif document_date < self.start_date:
+                    return
 
                 yield Gazette(
                     date=document_date,