diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/PackageProvider.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/PackageProvider.scala
index a62fb929f39..5a257332b4b 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/PackageProvider.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/PackageProvider.scala
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class PackageProvider(
       oldPackagesParts.dropRight(1) == expectedOldPackageParts
 
     optObj match {
-      case None if oldPackagesMatchOldPath =>
+      case None if oldPackagesMatchOldPath && !oldPackagesMatchNewPath =>
         calcPackageEdit(pkgs, newPackageParts, oldPath)
       case Some(obj) if oldPackagesMatchOldPath =>
         for {
@@ -209,9 +209,12 @@ class PackageProvider(
             lastPart,
             obj.name.pos.toLsp,
           )
-        } yield List(edits, objectEdit).mergeChanges
+        } yield {
+          if (oldPackagesParts == newPackageParts.dropRight(1)) objectEdit
+          else List(edits, objectEdit).mergeChanges
+        }
       case Some(_)
-          if !oldPackagesMatchNewPath && oldPackagesWithoutObjectMatchOldPath =>
+          if !oldPackagesMatchNewPath && oldPackagesWithoutObjectMatchOldPath && !oldPackagesMatchNewPath =>
         calcPackageEdit(pkgs, newPackageParts, oldPath)
       case _ => None
     }