diff --git a/src/c++/perf_analyzer/periodic_concurrency_worker.cc b/src/c++/perf_analyzer/periodic_concurrency_worker.cc
index 9fbaee3cc..f834ac533 100644
--- a/src/c++/perf_analyzer/periodic_concurrency_worker.cc
+++ b/src/c++/perf_analyzer/periodic_concurrency_worker.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,16 @@ PeriodicConcurrencyWorker::WorkerCallback(uint32_t infer_context_id)
       request_period_) {
     period_completed_callback_();
   }
+
   if (ctxs_.at(infer_context_id)->HasReceivedFinalResponse()) {
+    bool has_not_completed_period{
+        ctxs_.at(infer_context_id)->GetNumResponsesForCurrentRequest() <
+        request_period_};
+    if (has_not_completed_period) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "Request received final response before request period was reached. "
+          "Request period parameter must be less than or equal to max tokens.");
+    }
     request_completed_callback_();
   }
 }