diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 6a9f4174dc..7d030418ad 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -2880,6 +2880,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         }
 
         public void UpdatePeople(BaseItem item, List<PersonInfo> people)
+        {
+            UpdatePeopleAsync(item, people, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public async Task UpdatePeopleAsync(BaseItem item, List<PersonInfo> people, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (!item.SupportsPeople)
             {
@@ -2887,6 +2893,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             }
 
             _itemRepository.UpdatePeople(item.Id, people);
+
+            await SavePeopleMetadataAsync(people, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         public async Task<ItemImageInfo> ConvertImageToLocal(BaseItem item, ItemImageInfo image, int imageIndex)
@@ -2990,6 +2998,58 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             }
         }
 
+        private async Task SavePeopleMetadataAsync(IEnumerable<PersonInfo> people, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var personsToSave = new List<BaseItem>();
+
+            foreach (var person in people)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+                var itemUpdateType = ItemUpdateType.MetadataDownload;
+                var saveEntity = false;
+                var personEntity = GetPerson(person.Name);
+
+                // if PresentationUniqueKey is empty it's likely a new item.
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey))
+                {
+                    personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey = personEntity.CreatePresentationUniqueKey();
+                    saveEntity = true;
+                }
+
+                foreach (var id in person.ProviderIds)
+                {
+                    if (!string.Equals(personEntity.GetProviderId(id.Key), id.Value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        personEntity.SetProviderId(id.Key, id.Value);
+                        saveEntity = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(person.ImageUrl) && !personEntity.HasImage(ImageType.Primary))
+                {
+                    personEntity.SetImage(
+                        new ItemImageInfo
+                        {
+                            Path = person.ImageUrl,
+                            Type = ImageType.Primary
+                        },
+                        0);
+
+                    saveEntity = true;
+                    itemUpdateType = ItemUpdateType.ImageUpdate;
+                }
+
+                if (saveEntity)
+                {
+                    personsToSave.Add(personEntity);
+                    await RunMetadataSavers(personEntity, itemUpdateType).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+
+            CreateItems(personsToSave, null, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+
         private void StartScanInBackground()
         {
             Task.Run(() =>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index 80fcf71f3e..6d9b568da8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -466,6 +466,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <param name="people">The people.</param>
         void UpdatePeople(BaseItem item, List<PersonInfo> people);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronously updates the people.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="people">The people.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>The async task.</returns>
+        Task UpdatePeopleAsync(BaseItem item, List<PersonInfo> people, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the item ids.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
index f12586665f..6b778a090b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
                 }
 
                 // Save to database
-                await SaveItemAsync(metadataResult, libraryOptions, updateType, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await SaveItemAsync(metadataResult, updateType, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             await AfterMetadataRefresh(itemOfType, refreshOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -216,71 +216,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             lookupInfo.Year = result.ProductionYear;
         }
 
-        protected async Task SaveItemAsync(MetadataResult<TItemType> result, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, ItemUpdateType reason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        protected async Task SaveItemAsync(MetadataResult<TItemType> result, ItemUpdateType reason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (result.Item.SupportsPeople && result.People != null)
             {
                 var baseItem = result.Item;
 
-                LibraryManager.UpdatePeople(baseItem, result.People);
-                await SavePeopleMetadataAsync(result.People, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await LibraryManager.UpdatePeopleAsync(baseItem, result.People, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             await result.Item.UpdateToRepositoryAsync(reason, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        private async Task SavePeopleMetadataAsync(IEnumerable<PersonInfo> people, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            var personsToSave = new List<BaseItem>();
-
-            foreach (var person in people)
-            {
-                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-                var itemUpdateType = ItemUpdateType.MetadataDownload;
-                var saveEntity = false;
-                var personEntity = LibraryManager.GetPerson(person.Name);
-
-                // if PresentationUniqueKey is empty it's likely a new item.
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey))
-                {
-                    personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey = personEntity.CreatePresentationUniqueKey();
-                    saveEntity = true;
-                }
-
-                foreach (var id in person.ProviderIds)
-                {
-                    if (!string.Equals(personEntity.GetProviderId(id.Key), id.Value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                    {
-                        personEntity.SetProviderId(id.Key, id.Value);
-                        saveEntity = true;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(person.ImageUrl) && !personEntity.HasImage(ImageType.Primary))
-                {
-                    personEntity.SetImage(
-                        new ItemImageInfo
-                        {
-                            Path = person.ImageUrl,
-                            Type = ImageType.Primary
-                        },
-                        0);
-
-                    saveEntity = true;
-                    itemUpdateType = ItemUpdateType.ImageUpdate;
-                }
-
-                if (saveEntity)
-                {
-                    personsToSave.Add(personEntity);
-                    await LibraryManager.RunMetadataSavers(personEntity, itemUpdateType).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
-            }
-
-            LibraryManager.CreateItems(personsToSave, null, CancellationToken.None);
-        }
-
         protected virtual Task AfterMetadataRefresh(TItemType item, MetadataRefreshOptions refreshOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             item.AfterMetadataRefresh();