diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
index 09909a50..9f7c9dad 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/kodi.py
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ class Kodi(object):
                 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 940b07bd..905edbce 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/kodi/queries.py
@@ -402,6 +402,13 @@ update_link = """
 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 = ?,