diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/tablesync/AbstractTableSyncTransformStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/tablesync/AbstractTableSyncTransformStep.java
index 090cdb8f..55734984 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/tablesync/AbstractTableSyncTransformStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/tablesync/AbstractTableSyncTransformStep.java
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractTableSyncTransformStep extends AbstractTransformSt
       {
          initializeRecordLookupHelper(runBackendStepInput, runBackendStepInput.getRecords());
       }
+      else
+      {
+         reinitializeRecordLookupHelper(runBackendStepInput, runBackendStepInput.getRecords());
+      }
 
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // query to see if we already have those records in the destination (to determine insert/update) //
@@ -468,6 +472,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractTableSyncTransformStep extends AbstractTransformSt
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** for pages after the first, possibly load more records in the lookup helper.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected void reinitializeRecordLookupHelper(RunBackendStepInput runBackendStepInput, List<QRecord> sourceRecordList) throws QException
+   {
+      ////////////////////////
+      // noop in base class //
+      ////////////////////////
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Let the subclass "easily" add an audit to be inserted on the Execute step.
     *******************************************************************************/