diff --git a/rust/src/delta.rs b/rust/src/delta.rs
index 53eff5d255..18e6da8794 100644
--- a/rust/src/delta.rs
+++ b/rust/src/delta.rs
@@ -633,24 +633,10 @@ impl DeltaTable {
 
     /// Load DeltaTable with data from latest checkpoint
     pub async fn load(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeltaTableError> {
-        match self.get_last_checkpoint().await {
-            Ok(last_check_point) => {
-                self.last_check_point = Some(last_check_point);
-                self.restore_checkpoint(last_check_point).await?;
-                self.version = last_check_point.version + 1;
-            }
-            Err(LoadCheckpointError::NotFound) => {
-                // no checkpoint, start with version 0
-                self.version = 0;
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                return Err(DeltaTableError::LoadCheckpoint { source: e });
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.apply_logs_from_current_version().await?;
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.last_check_point = None;
+        self.version = -1;
+        self.state = DeltaTableState::default();
+        self.update().await
     }
 
     /// Updates the DeltaTable to the most recent state committed to the transaction log by
@@ -658,33 +644,25 @@ impl DeltaTable {
     pub async fn update(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeltaTableError> {
         match self.get_last_checkpoint().await {
             Ok(last_check_point) => {
-                if self.last_check_point != Some(last_check_point) {
+                if Some(last_check_point) == self.last_check_point {
+                    self.update_incremental().await
+                } else {
                     self.last_check_point = Some(last_check_point);
                     self.restore_checkpoint(last_check_point).await?;
-                    self.version = last_check_point.version + 1;
+                    self.version = last_check_point.version;
+                    self.update_incremental().await
                 }
             }
-            Err(LoadCheckpointError::NotFound) => {
-                self.version += 1;
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                return Err(DeltaTableError::LoadCheckpoint { source: e });
-            }
+            Err(LoadCheckpointError::NotFound) => self.update_incremental().await,
+            Err(e) => Err(DeltaTableError::LoadCheckpoint { source: e }),
         }
-
-        self.apply_logs_from_current_version().await?;
-
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Updates the DeltaTable to the latest version by incrementally applying newer versions.
+    /// It assumes that the table is already updated to the current version `self.version`.
     pub async fn update_incremental(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeltaTableError> {
         self.version += 1;
-        self.apply_logs_from_current_version().await
-    }
 
-    async fn apply_logs_from_current_version(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeltaTableError> {
-        // replay logs after checkpoint
         loop {
             match self.apply_log(self.version).await {
                 Ok(_) => {
@@ -706,12 +684,10 @@ impl DeltaTable {
                             return Err(DeltaTableError::from(e));
                         }
                     }
-                    break;
+                    return Ok(());
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Loads the DeltaTable state for the given version.
diff --git a/rust/tests/read_delta_test.rs b/rust/tests/read_delta_test.rs
index fb89a8979c..8cc6ad955e 100644
--- a/rust/tests/read_delta_test.rs
+++ b/rust/tests/read_delta_test.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ async fn read_delta_table_with_update() {
     let path = "./tests/data/simple_table_with_checkpoint/";
     let table_newest_version = deltalake::open_table(path).await.unwrap();
     let mut table_to_update = deltalake::open_table_with_version(path, 0).await.unwrap();
+    // calling update several times should not produce any duplicates
+    table_to_update.update().await.unwrap();
+    table_to_update.update().await.unwrap();
     table_to_update.update().await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(