diff --git a/materialize-redshift/driver.go b/materialize-redshift/driver.go
index c3f9389d5..45f051ee3 100644
--- a/materialize-redshift/driver.go
+++ b/materialize-redshift/driver.go
@@ -812,9 +812,10 @@ func (d *transactor) commit(ctx context.Context, varcharColumnUpdates map[string
 	}
 
 	for _, b := range d.bindings {
-		if b.hasDeletes || b.hasStores {
-			d.be.StartedResourceCommit(b.target.Path)
+		if !b.hasDeletes && !b.hasStores {
+			continue
 		}
+		d.be.StartedResourceCommit(b.target.Path)
 
 		if b.hasDeletes {
 			// Create the temporary table for staging values to delete from the target table.
@@ -831,30 +832,28 @@ func (d *transactor) commit(ctx context.Context, varcharColumnUpdates map[string
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !b.hasStores {
-			d.be.FinishedResourceCommit(b.target.Path)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if b.mustMerge {
-			// Create the temporary table for staging values to merge into the target table.
-			// Redshift actually supports transactional DDL for creating tables, so this can be
-			// executed within the transaction.
-			if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.createStoreTableSQL); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("creating store table: %w", err)
-			}
+		if b.hasStores {
+			if b.mustMerge {
+				// Create the temporary table for staging values to merge into the target table.
+				// Redshift actually supports transactional DDL for creating tables, so this can be
+				// executed within the transaction.
+				if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.createStoreTableSQL); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("creating store table: %w", err)
+				}
 
-			if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.copyIntoMergeTableSQL); err != nil {
-				return handleCopyIntoErr(ctx, txn, d.cfg.Bucket, b.storeFile.prefix, b.target.Identifier, err)
-			} else if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.mergeIntoSQL); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("merging to table '%s': %w", b.target.Identifier, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Can copy directly into the target table since all values are new.
-			if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.copyIntoTargetTableSQL); err != nil {
-				return handleCopyIntoErr(ctx, txn, d.cfg.Bucket, b.storeFile.prefix, b.target.Identifier, err)
+				if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.copyIntoMergeTableSQL); err != nil {
+					return handleCopyIntoErr(ctx, txn, d.cfg.Bucket, b.storeFile.prefix, b.target.Identifier, err)
+				} else if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.mergeIntoSQL); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("merging to table '%s': %w", b.target.Identifier, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Can copy directly into the target table since all values are new.
+				if _, err := txn.Exec(ctx, b.copyIntoTargetTableSQL); err != nil {
+					return handleCopyIntoErr(ctx, txn, d.cfg.Bucket, b.storeFile.prefix, b.target.Identifier, err)
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		d.be.FinishedResourceCommit(b.target.Path)
 	}