diff --git a/internal/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go b/internal/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
index b09fad894..cb5ae820d 100644
--- a/internal/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
+++ b/internal/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) BulkSceneUpdate(ctx context.Context, input BulkSceneU
 	}
 
 	// Save the movies
-	if translator.hasField("movies") {
+	if translator.hasField("movie_ids") {
 		updatedScene.MovieIDs, err = translateSceneMovieIDs(*input.MovieIds)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("converting movie ids: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/manager/repository.go b/internal/manager/repository.go
index ea3eb04e0..9e666cb06 100644
--- a/internal/manager/repository.go
+++ b/internal/manager/repository.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func (r *Repository) WithTxn(ctx context.Context, fn txn.TxnFunc) error {
 	return txn.WithTxn(ctx, r, fn)
 }
 
+func (r *Repository) WithDB(ctx context.Context, fn txn.TxnFunc) error {
+	return txn.WithDatabase(ctx, r, fn)
+}
+
 func sqliteRepository(d *sqlite.Database) Repository {
 	txnRepo := d.TxnRepository()
 
diff --git a/internal/manager/task_autotag.go b/internal/manager/task_autotag.go
index 62edb6597..09086117a 100644
--- a/internal/manager/task_autotag.go
+++ b/internal/manager/task_autotag.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (j *autoTagJob) autoTagPerformers(ctx context.Context, progress *job.Progre
 	for _, performerId := range performerIds {
 		var performers []*models.Performer
 
-		if err := j.txnManager.WithTxn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := j.txnManager.WithDB(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			performerQuery := j.txnManager.Performer
 			ignoreAutoTag := false
 			perPage := -1
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (j *autoTagJob) autoTagStudios(ctx context.Context, progress *job.Progress,
 	for _, studioId := range studioIds {
 		var studios []*models.Studio
 
-		if err := r.WithTxn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := r.WithDB(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			studioQuery := r.Studio
 			ignoreAutoTag := false
 			perPage := -1
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (j *autoTagJob) autoTagTags(ctx context.Context, progress *job.Progress, pa
 
 	for _, tagId := range tagIds {
 		var tags []*models.Tag
-		if err := j.txnManager.WithTxn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := j.txnManager.WithDB(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			tagQuery := r.Tag
 			ignoreAutoTag := false
 			perPage := -1
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go b/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
index 80fd901d6..b1702b0ec 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/scene_test.go
@@ -791,6 +791,29 @@ func Test_sceneQueryBuilder_UpdatePartialRelationships(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"add movies to empty",
+			sceneIDs[sceneIdx1WithPerformer],
+			models.ScenePartial{
+				MovieIDs: &models.UpdateMovieIDs{
+					Movies: movieScenes,
+					Mode:   models.RelationshipUpdateModeAdd,
+				},
+			},
+			models.Scene{
+				Movies: models.NewRelatedMovies([]models.MoviesScenes{
+					{
+						MovieID:    movieIDs[movieIdxWithDupName],
+						SceneIndex: &sceneIndex,
+					},
+					{
+						MovieID:    movieIDs[movieIdxWithStudio],
+						SceneIndex: &sceneIndex2,
+					},
+				}),
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"add stash ids",
 			sceneIDs[sceneIdxWithSpacedName],
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/table.go b/pkg/sqlite/table.go
index c0b08fa6b..438d1e7b8 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/table.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/table.go
@@ -442,11 +442,16 @@ func (t *scenesMoviesTable) addJoins(ctx context.Context, id int, v []models.Mov
 	// only add values that are not already present
 	var filtered []models.MoviesScenes
 	for _, vv := range v {
+		found := false
+
 		for _, e := range fks {
 			if vv.MovieID == e.MovieID {
-				continue
+				found = true
+				break
 			}
+		}
 
+		if !found {
 			filtered = append(filtered, vv)
 		}
 	}