diff --git a/ecommerce/extensions/api/serializers.py b/ecommerce/extensions/api/serializers.py
index f830139d85a..ca2707804b5 100644
--- a/ecommerce/extensions/api/serializers.py
+++ b/ecommerce/extensions/api/serializers.py
@@ -861,11 +861,12 @@ def _update_app_store_product(self, mobile_seat, price):
         partner_short_code = self.context['request'].site.siteconfiguration.partner.short_code
         configuration = settings.PAYMENT_PROCESSOR_CONFIG[partner_short_code.lower()][IOSIAP.NAME.lower()]
         headers = get_auth_headers(configuration)
-        try:
-            ios_product_id = mobile_seat.attr.app_store_id
-            apply_price_of_inapp_purchase(price, ios_product_id, headers)
-        except AttributeError:
+        ios_product_id = getattr(mobile_seat.attr, 'app_store_id', None)
+        if not ios_product_id:
             logger.error("app_store_id not associated with [%s]", mobile_seat.course)
+            return
+
+        apply_price_of_inapp_purchase(price, ios_product_id, headers)
 
     def get_partner(self):
         """Validate partner"""
diff --git a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/utils.py b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/utils.py
index 93f536cc1a5..6a62ac5a877 100644
--- a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/utils.py
+++ b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/utils.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ def create_ios_product(course, ios_product, configuration):
     """
     headers = get_auth_headers(configuration)
     try:
-        in_app_purchase_id = create_inapp_purchase(course, ios_product.partner_sku, configuration['apple_id'], headers)
-        ios_product.product.attr.app_store_id = in_app_purchase_id
-        ios_product.product.save()
+        in_app_purchase_id = get_or_create_inapp_purchase(ios_product, course, configuration, headers)
         localize_inapp_purchase(in_app_purchase_id, headers)
         apply_price_of_inapp_purchase(course['price'], in_app_purchase_id, headers)
         upload_screenshot_of_inapp_purchase(in_app_purchase_id, headers)
@@ -51,6 +49,22 @@ def create_ios_product(course, ios_product, configuration):
         return error_msg
 
 
+def get_or_create_inapp_purchase(ios_stock_record, course, configuration, headers):
+    """
+    Returns inapp_purchase_id from product attr
+    If not present there create a product on ios store and return its inapp_purchase_id
+    """
+
+    in_app_purchase_id = getattr(ios_stock_record.product.attr, 'app_store_id', '')
+    if not in_app_purchase_id:
+        in_app_purchase_id = create_inapp_purchase(course, ios_stock_record.partner_sku,
+                                                   configuration['apple_id'], headers)
+        ios_stock_record.product.attr.app_store_id = in_app_purchase_id
+        ios_stock_record.product.save()
+
+    return in_app_purchase_id
+
+
 def request_connect_store(url, headers, data=None, method="post"):
     """ Request the given endpoint with multiple tries and backoff time """
     # Adding backoff and retries because of following two reasons
diff --git a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/views.py b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/views.py
index 7cb0725c0b2..32be61503b6 100644
--- a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/api/v1/views.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def post(self, request):
                 product_class__name=SEAT_PRODUCT_CLASS_NAME,
                 children__expires__gt=now(),
                 course=course_run,
-            )
+            ).distinct()
 
             if not parent_product.exists():
                 failed_course_runs.append(course_run_key)
diff --git a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/utils.py b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/utils.py
index e50a9db0f0a..26f2a9071d7 100644
--- a/ecommerce/extensions/iap/utils.py
+++ b/ecommerce/extensions/iap/utils.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ def create_mobile_seat(sku_prefix, existing_web_seat):
     if 'ios' in sku_prefix:
         # We need this attribute defined for ios products
         # Actual values will be assigned when we create product on appstore
-        new_mobile_seat.attr.app_store_id = ''
+        app_store_id = getattr(new_mobile_seat.attr, 'app_store_id', None)
+        if not app_store_id:
+            new_mobile_seat.attr.app_store_id = ''
 
     new_mobile_seat.attr.save()