diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
index b96501492..1782425a7 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ def add_thumbnail(person_id, person, person_type):
                 bulk_updates.setdefault(sql, []).append((person_id,) + args)
 
             elif person['Type'] == 'Artist':
-                sql = QU.update_link.replace("{LinkType}", 'actor_link')
-                bulk_updates.setdefault(sql, []).append((person_id,) + args)
+                sql = QU.insert_link_if_not_exists.replace("{LinkType}", 'actor_link')
+                bulk_updates.setdefault(sql, []).append((person_id,) + args + (person_id,) + args)
 
             add_thumbnail(person_id, person, person['Type'])
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py
index f35f333b7..71459e2c5 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py
@@ -395,6 +395,13 @@
 INSERT OR REPLACE INTO      {LinkType}(actor_id, media_id, media_type)
 VALUES                      (?, ?, ?)
 """
+# update_link does not work for actor_link as not all values from unique index are provided
+# Resulting in duplicates
+insert_link_if_not_exists = """
+INSERT INTO                 {LinkType}(actor_id, media_id, media_type)
+SELECT ?, ?, ? 
+WHERE NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM {LinkType} WHERE actor_id = ? AND media_id = ? AND media_type = ?)
+"""
 update_movie = """
 UPDATE      movie
 SET         c00 = ?, c01 = ?, c02 = ?, c03 = ?, c04 = ?, c05 = ?, c06 = ?,
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
index 32f76967d..93cc7b607 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ def musicvideo(self, item, e_item):
             obj['Year'] = int(str(obj['Year'])[:4])
 
         obj['Path'] = API.get_file_path(obj['Path'])
-        obj['LibraryId'] = self.library['Id']
-        obj['LibraryName'] = self.library['Name']
         obj['Genres'] = obj['Genres'] or []
         obj['ArtistItems'] = obj['ArtistItems'] or []
         obj['Studios'] = [API.validate_studio(studio) for studio in (obj['Studios'] or [])]