diff --git a/src/jaxued/level_sampler.py b/src/jaxued/level_sampler.py
index 2d5a729..e5f9455 100644
--- a/src/jaxued/level_sampler.py
+++ b/src/jaxued/level_sampler.py
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ def get_levels_extra(self, sampler: Sampler, level_idx: int) -> dict:
     
     def update(self, sampler: Sampler, idx: int, score: float, level_extra: dict=None) -> Sampler:
         """
-        This updates the score and level_extras of a level
+        This updates the score and level_extras of a level.
+        The update is performed only if the score is not -inf, i.e. if at least
+        one episode was completed during the policy rollout.
 
         Args:
             sampler (Sampler): The sampler object
@@ -247,13 +249,18 @@ def update(self, sampler: Sampler, idx: int, score: float, level_extra: dict=Non
         Returns:
             Sampler: Updated Sampler
         """
-        new_sampler = {
-            **sampler,
-            "scores": sampler["scores"].at[idx].set(score),
-        }
-        if level_extra is not None:
-            new_sampler["levels_extra"] = jax.tree_map(lambda x, y: x.at[idx].set(y), new_sampler["levels_extra"], level_extra)
-        return new_sampler
+        update_cond = score > -jnp.inf
+
+        def _replace():
+            new_sampler = {
+                **sampler,
+                "scores": sampler["scores"].at[idx].set(score),
+            }
+            if level_extra is not None:
+                new_sampler["levels_extra"] = jax.tree_map(lambda x, y: x.at[idx].set(y), new_sampler["levels_extra"], level_extra)
+            return new_sampler
+
+        return jax.lax.cond(update_cond, _replace, lambda: sampler,)
     
     def update_batch(self, sampler: Sampler, level_inds: chex.Array, scores: chex.Array, level_extras: dict=None) -> Sampler:
         """