diff --git a/services/replicator/replicator.go b/services/replicator/replicator.go
index 4b49d198..7b372c0b 100644
--- a/services/replicator/replicator.go
+++ b/services/replicator/replicator.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ type (
 		storehostConn             map[string]*outConnection
 		storehostConnMutex        sync.RWMutex
 
+		knownCgExtents      map[string]struct{}
+		knownCgExtentsMutex sync.RWMutex
+
 		metadataReconciler MetadataReconciler
 	}
 )
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ func NewReplicator(serviceName string, sVice common.SCommon, metadataClient meta
 		replicatorclientFactory:  replicatorClientFactory,
 		remoteReplicatorConn:     make(map[string]*outConnection),
 		storehostConn:            make(map[string]*outConnection),
+		knownCgExtents:           make(map[string]struct{}),
 	}
 
 	r.metaClient = mm.NewMetadataMetricsMgr(metadataClient, r.m3Client, r.logger)
@@ -1102,26 +1106,37 @@ func (r *Replicator) SetAckOffset(ctx thrift.Context, request *shared.SetAckOffs
 	})
 	r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorRequests)
 
-	// make sure the cg extent is created locally before accepting the SetAckOffset call.
-	// otherwise SetAckOffset will create the cg extent entry with no store uuid or output host uuid
-	// and we may not be able to clean up the entry eventually.
-	extent, err := r.metaClient.ReadConsumerGroupExtent(nil, &metadata.ReadConsumerGroupExtentRequest{
-		ConsumerGroupUUID: common.StringPtr(request.GetConsumerGroupUUID()),
-		ExtentUUID:        common.StringPtr(request.GetExtentUUID()),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		lcllg.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error(`SetAckOffset: Failed to read cg extent locally`)
-		r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorFailures)
-		return err
-	}
-	if len(extent.GetExtent().GetStoreUUIDs()) < 1 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf(`empty store uuid from cg extent`)
-		lcllg.Error(`SetAckOffset: empty store uuid from cg extent`)
-		r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorFailures)
-		return err
+	var cgExtentCreated bool
+	r.knownCgExtentsMutex.RLock()
+	_, cgExtentCreated = r.knownCgExtents[request.GetExtentUUID()]
+	r.knownCgExtentsMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	if !cgExtentCreated {
+		// make sure the cg extent is created locally before accepting the SetAckOffset call.
+		// otherwise SetAckOffset will create the cg extent entry with no store uuid or output host uuid
+		// and we may not be able to clean up the entry eventually.
+		extent, err := r.metaClient.ReadConsumerGroupExtent(nil, &metadata.ReadConsumerGroupExtentRequest{
+			ConsumerGroupUUID: common.StringPtr(request.GetConsumerGroupUUID()),
+			ExtentUUID:        common.StringPtr(request.GetExtentUUID()),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			lcllg.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error(`SetAckOffset: Failed to read cg extent locally`)
+			r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorFailures)
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(extent.GetExtent().GetStoreUUIDs()) < 1 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf(`empty store uuid from cg extent`)
+			lcllg.Error(`SetAckOffset: empty store uuid from cg extent`)
+			r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorFailures)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		r.knownCgExtentsMutex.Lock()
+		r.knownCgExtents[request.GetExtentUUID()] = struct{}{}
+		r.knownCgExtentsMutex.Unlock()
 	}
 
-	err = r.metaClient.SetAckOffset(nil, request)
+	err := r.metaClient.SetAckOffset(nil, request)
 	if err != nil {
 		lcllg.WithField(common.TagErr, err).Error(`Error calling metadata to set ack offset`)
 		r.m3Client.IncCounter(metrics.ReplicatorSetAckOffsetScope, metrics.ReplicatorFailures)