diff --git a/src/Domain/Movie/MovieApi.php b/src/Domain/Movie/MovieApi.php
index 479ea42a2..37b176b90 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Movie/MovieApi.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Movie/MovieApi.php
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public function updateCast(int $movieId, TmdbCast $tmdbCast) : void
         $this->castApi->deleteByMovieId($movieId);
 
         foreach ($tmdbCast as $position => $castMember) {
-            $person = $this->personApi->createOrUpdatePersonByTmdbId(
+            $person = $this->personApi->createOrUpdatePersonWithTmdbCreditsData(
                 $castMember->getPerson()->getTmdbId(),
                 $castMember->getPerson()->getName(),
                 $castMember->getPerson()->getGender(),
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public function updateCrew(int $movieId, TmdbCrew $tmdbCrew) : void
         $this->crewApi->deleteByMovieId($movieId);
 
         foreach ($tmdbCrew as $position => $crewMember) {
-            $person = $this->personApi->createOrUpdatePersonByTmdbId(
+            $person = $this->personApi->createOrUpdatePersonWithTmdbCreditsData(
                 $crewMember->getPerson()->getTmdbId(),
                 $crewMember->getPerson()->getName(),
                 $crewMember->getPerson()->getGender(),
diff --git a/src/Domain/Person/PersonApi.php b/src/Domain/Person/PersonApi.php
index 4103287d3..f319ad5c9 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Person/PersonApi.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Person/PersonApi.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function create(
         );
     }
 
-    public function createOrUpdatePersonByTmdbId(
+    public function createOrUpdatePersonWithTmdbCreditsData(
         int $tmdbId,
         string $name,
         Gender $gender,
@@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ public function createOrUpdatePersonByTmdbId(
         }
 
         if ($person->getName() !== $name ||
-            $person->getGender() !== $gender ||
+            $person->getGender()->isEqual($gender) === false ||
             $person->getKnownForDepartment() !== $knownForDepartment ||
             $person->getTmdbPosterPath() !== $posterPath
         ) {
-            $this->update(
+            $this->repository->updateWithTmdbCreditsData(
                 $person->getId(),
-                $tmdbId,
                 $name,
                 $gender,
                 $knownForDepartment,
@@ -103,11 +102,6 @@ public function findByTmdbId(int $tmdbId) : ?PersonEntity
         return $this->repository->findByTmdbId($tmdbId);
     }
 
-    public function updateHideInTopLists(int $userId, int $personId, bool $isHidden) : void
-    {
-        $this->repository->updateHideInTopLists($userId, $personId, $isHidden);
-    }
-
     public function update(
         int $id,
         int $tmdbId,
@@ -115,12 +109,12 @@ public function update(
         Gender $gender,
         ?string $knownForDepartment,
         ?string $tmdbPosterPath,
-        ?string $biography = null,
-        ?Date $birthDate = null,
-        ?Date $deathDate = null,
-        ?string $placeOfBirth = null,
-        ?DateTime $updatedAtTmdb = null,
-        ?string $imdbId = null,
+        ?string $biography,
+        ?Date $birthDate,
+        ?Date $deathDate,
+        ?string $placeOfBirth,
+        ?DateTime $updatedAtTmdb,
+        ?string $imdbId,
     ) : PersonEntity {
         return $this->repository->update(
             $id,
@@ -137,4 +131,9 @@ public function update(
             $imdbId,
         );
     }
+
+    public function updateHideInTopLists(int $userId, int $personId, bool $isHidden) : void
+    {
+        $this->repository->updateHideInTopLists($userId, $personId, $isHidden);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Domain/Person/PersonRepository.php b/src/Domain/Person/PersonRepository.php
index 8570bcc6a..0795434f4 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Person/PersonRepository.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Person/PersonRepository.php
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ public function update(
         Gender $gender,
         ?string $knownForDepartment,
         ?string $tmdbPosterPath,
-        ?string $biography = null,
-        ?Date $birthDate = null,
-        ?Date $deathDate = null,
-        ?string $placeOfBirth = null,
-        ?DateTime $updatedAtTmdb = null,
-        ?string $imdbId = null,
+        ?string $biography,
+        ?Date $birthDate,
+        ?Date $deathDate,
+        ?string $placeOfBirth,
+        ?DateTime $updatedAtTmdb,
+        ?string $imdbId,
     ) : PersonEntity {
         $payload = [
             'name' => $name,
@@ -165,6 +165,31 @@ public function updateHideInTopLists(int $userId, int $personId, bool $isHidden)
         );
     }
 
+    public function updateWithTmdbCreditsData(
+        int $id,
+        string $name,
+        Gender $gender,
+        ?string $knownForDepartment,
+        ?string $tmdbPosterPath,
+    ) : PersonEntity {
+        $updatedAt = (string)DateTime::create();
+
+        $payload = [
+            'name' => $name,
+            'gender' => $gender->asInt(),
+            'known_for_department' => $knownForDepartment,
+            'tmdb_poster_path' => $tmdbPosterPath,
+            'updated_at' => $updatedAt,
+            'updated_at_tmdb' => $updatedAt,
+        ];
+
+        $this->dbConnection->update(
+            'person', $payload, ['id' => $id],
+        );
+
+        return $this->fetchById($id);
+    }
+
     private function fetchById(int $id) : PersonEntity
     {
         $data = $this->dbConnection->fetchAssociative('SELECT * FROM `person` WHERE id = ?', [$id]);
diff --git a/src/Service/Tmdb/PersonChangesCalculator.php b/src/Service/Tmdb/PersonChangesCalculator.php
index 5e3ac3752..5509e7afe 100644
--- a/src/Service/Tmdb/PersonChangesCalculator.php
+++ b/src/Service/Tmdb/PersonChangesCalculator.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 class PersonChangesCalculator
 {
-
     // phpcs:ignore Generic.Metrics.CyclomaticComplexity
     public function calculatePersonChanges(PersonEntity $person, TmdbPerson $tmdbPerson) : array
     {
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public function calculatePersonChanges(PersonEntity $person, TmdbPerson $tmdbPer
             ];
         }
 
-        if ($person->getGender()->asInt() !== $tmdbPerson->getGender()->asInt()) {
+        if ($person->getGender()->isEqual($tmdbPerson->getGender()) === false) {
             $changes['gender'] = [
                 'old' => $person->getGender()->getText(),
                 'new' => $tmdbPerson->getGender()->getText(),
diff --git a/src/ValueObject/Gender.php b/src/ValueObject/Gender.php
index 4cc7c9130..4d45512cc 100644
--- a/src/ValueObject/Gender.php
+++ b/src/ValueObject/Gender.php
@@ -80,4 +80,9 @@ public function getText() : string
 
         return self::GENDER_TEXT[$this->asInt()];
     }
+
+    public function isEqual(Gender $gender) : bool
+    {
+        return $this->gender === $gender->gender;
+    }
 }