diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
index e9078124de0..554710d7ffc 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ module Jobs
 
     def execute(args)
       badge = Badge.find(Badge::NewUserOfTheMonth)
+
+      # Don't award it if a month hasn't gone by
+      return if UserBadge.where("badge_id = ? AND granted_at >= ?",
+        badge.id,
+        (1.month.ago + 1.day)  # give it a day slack just in case
+      ).exists?
+
       scores.each do |user_id, score|
         # Don't bother awarding to users who haven't received any likes
         if score > 0.0
diff --git a/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
index 8f8993dc656..414f7be0ac5 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/grant_new_user_of_the_month_badges_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ describe Jobs::GrantNewUserOfTheMonthBadges do
   let(:granter) { described_class.new }
 
   it "runs correctly" do
+    u0 = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 2.weeks.ago)
+    BadgeGranter.grant(Badge.find(Badge::NewUserOfTheMonth), u0, created_at: 1.month.ago)
+
     user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 1.week.ago)
     p = Fabricate(:post, user: user)
     Fabricate(:post, user: user)
@@ -21,6 +24,25 @@ describe Jobs::GrantNewUserOfTheMonthBadges do
     expect(badge).to be_present
   end
 
+  it "does nothing if it's been awarded recently" do
+    u0 = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 2.weeks.ago)
+    BadgeGranter.grant(Badge.find(Badge::NewUserOfTheMonth), u0)
+
+    user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 1.week.ago)
+    p = Fabricate(:post, user: user)
+    Fabricate(:post, user: user)
+
+    old_user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 6.months.ago)
+    PostAction.act(old_user, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+    old_user = Fabricate(:user, created_at: 6.months.ago)
+    PostAction.act(old_user, p, PostActionType.types[:like])
+
+    granter.execute({})
+
+    badge = user.user_badges.where(badge_id: Badge::NewUserOfTheMonth)
+    expect(badge).to be_blank
+  end
+
   describe '.scores' do
 
     it "doesn't award it to accounts over a month old" do