diff --git a/packages/malloy/src/lang/parse-malloy.ts b/packages/malloy/src/lang/parse-malloy.ts
index 9e22ee86c..22ee46692 100644
--- a/packages/malloy/src/lang/parse-malloy.ts
+++ b/packages/malloy/src/lang/parse-malloy.ts
@@ -781,6 +781,10 @@ export abstract class MalloyTranslation {
     }
     const newModels: {url: string; modelDef: ModelDef}[] = [];
     for (const [url, child] of this.childTranslators) {
+      const pretranslated = this.root.pretranslatedModels.get(url);
+      if (pretranslated !== undefined) {
+        continue;
+      }
       const result = child.translate();
       if (result.modelDef) {
         newModels.push({url, modelDef: result.modelDef});
diff --git a/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/imports.spec.ts b/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/imports.spec.ts
index 90874d679..208eac451 100644
--- a/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/imports.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/imports.spec.ts
@@ -136,17 +136,23 @@ source: botProjQSrc is botProjQ
       urls: {'internal://test/langtests/grandChild': '// empty file'},
     });
     expect(docParse).toTranslate();
-    const sources = docParse.translate().fromSources;
+    const translated = docParse.translate();
+    const sources = translated.fromSources;
     expect(sources).toEqual([
       'internal://test/langtests/root.malloy',
       'internal://test/langtests/child',
       'internal://test/langtests/grandChild',
     ]);
-    expect(docParse.translate().modelDef?.dependencies).toMatchObject({
+    expect(translated.modelDef?.dependencies).toMatchObject({
       'internal://test/langtests/child': {
         'internal://test/langtests/grandChild': {},
       },
     });
+    const newDependencies = docParse.newlyTranslatedDependencies();
+    expect(newDependencies).toMatchObject([
+      {url: 'internal://test/langtests/child', modelDef: {}},
+      {url: 'internal://test/langtests/grandChild', modelDef: {}},
+    ]);
     const child = docParse.translatorForDependency(
       'internal://test/langtests/child'
     );
diff --git a/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/pretranslate.spec.ts b/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/pretranslate.spec.ts
index 85bee6568..20ee74512 100644
--- a/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/pretranslate.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/malloy/src/lang/test/pretranslate.spec.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ describe('pretranslated models', () => {
         },
       },
     });
+    const newDependencies = docParse.newlyTranslatedDependencies();
+    expect(newDependencies).toMatchObject([]);
     expect(translated.fromSources).toEqual([
       'internal://test/langtests/root.malloy',
       'internal://test/langtests/child',