diff --git a/Parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java b/Parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
index a66b98e0c..9b8a666dc 100644
--- a/Parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
+++ b/Parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
  * library.
  */
 public class Parse {
+  private static final String TAG = "com.parse.Parse";
+
   /**
    * Represents an opaque configuration for the {@code Parse} SDK configuration.
    */
@@ -359,6 +361,10 @@ public static void initialize(Context context, String applicationId, String clie
   }
 
   public static void initialize(Configuration configuration) {
+    if (isInitialized()) {
+      PLog.w(TAG, "Parse is already initialized");
+      return;
+    }
     // NOTE (richardross): We will need this here, as ParsePlugins uses the return value of
     // isLocalDataStoreEnabled() to perform additional behavior.
     isLocalDatastoreEnabled = configuration.localDataStoreEnabled;