diff --git a/tools/burnin b/tools/burnin
index ae18f30c14181804e2335f81874aaa16c6ed5135..e5cce5089af08aeb619432c4ee84b8f8e210c456 100755
--- a/tools/burnin
+++ b/tools/burnin
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Burner(object):
 
   def CommitQueue(self):
     """Execute all submitted opcodes in case of parallel burnin"""
-    if not self.opts.parallel:
+    if not self.opts.parallel or not self.queued_ops:
       return
 
     if self.queue_retry: