diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirective.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirective.java
index 8d52094a..e3e056e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirective.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirective.java
@@ -51,7 +51,16 @@ class MetricDirective {
         shouldUseDefaultDimension = true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a dimension set to the end of the collection.
+     *
+     * @param dimensionSet
+     */
     void putDimensionSet(DimensionSet dimensionSet) {
+        // Duplicate dimensions sets are removed before being added to the end of the collection.
+        // This ensures only latest dimension value is used as a target member on the root EMF node.
+        // This operation is O(n^2), but acceptable given sets are capped at 10 dimensions
+        dimensions.removeIf(dim -> dim.getDimensionKeys().equals(dimensionSet.getDimensionKeys()));
         dimensions.add(dimensionSet);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirectiveTest.java b/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirectiveTest.java
index 50d1bf3b..31ab8d94 100644
--- a/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirectiveTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudwatchlogs/emf/model/MetricDirectiveTest.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void testPutDimensions() throws JsonProcessingException {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testPutMultipleDimensionSets() throws JsonProcessingException {
+    public void testPutDimensionSetWhenMultipleDimensionSets() throws JsonProcessingException {
         MetricDirective metricDirective = new MetricDirective();
         metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1"));
         metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1"));
@@ -114,6 +114,57 @@ public void testPutMultipleDimensionSets() throws JsonProcessingException {
                 "{\"Dimensions\":[[\"Region\"],[\"Instance\"]],\"Metrics\":[],\"Namespace\":\"aws-embedded-metrics\"}");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPutDimensionSetWhenDuplicateDimensionSets() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        MetricDirective metricDirective = new MetricDirective();
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(new DimensionSet());
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1", "Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1", "Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(new DimensionSet());
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1", "Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1", "Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1"));
+
+        String serializedMetricDirective = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(metricDirective);
+
+        assertEquals(
+                "{\"Dimensions\":[[],[\"Region\"],[\"Instance\",\"Region\"],[\"Instance\"]],\"Metrics\":[],\"Namespace\":\"aws-embedded-metrics\"}",
+                serializedMetricDirective);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPutDimensionSetWhenDuplicateDimensionSetsWillSortCorrectly()
+            throws JsonProcessingException {
+        MetricDirective metricDirective = new MetricDirective();
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(new DimensionSet());
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1", "Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1", "Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1", "Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(
+                DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1", "Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Instance", "inst-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(DimensionSet.of("Region", "us-east-1"));
+        metricDirective.putDimensionSet(new DimensionSet());
+
+        String serializedMetricDirective = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(metricDirective);
+
+        assertEquals(
+                "{\"Dimensions\":[[\"Instance\",\"Region\"],[\"Instance\"],[\"Region\"],[]],\"Metrics\":[],\"Namespace\":\"aws-embedded-metrics\"}",
+                serializedMetricDirective);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetDimensionAfterSetDimensions() {
         MetricDirective metricDirective = new MetricDirective();