diff --git a/internal/identify/studio.go b/internal/identify/studio.go
index d05967bc4..51bcaf2ee 100644
--- a/internal/identify/studio.go
+++ b/internal/identify/studio.go
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ func createMissingStudio(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, w models.StudioRe
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			studioPartial := s.Parent.ToPartial(s.Parent.StoredID, endpoint, nil, existingStashIDs)
+			studioPartial := s.Parent.ToPartial(*s.Parent.StoredID, endpoint, nil, existingStashIDs)
 			parentImage, err := s.Parent.GetImage(ctx, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, *studioPartial, w); err != nil {
+			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, studioPartial, w); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			_, err = w.UpdatePartial(ctx, *studioPartial)
+			_, err = w.UpdatePartial(ctx, studioPartial)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/manager/task_stash_box_tag.go b/internal/manager/task_stash_box_tag.go
index 298b58e27..8bb399601 100644
--- a/internal/manager/task_stash_box_tag.go
+++ b/internal/manager/task_stash_box_tag.go
@@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ func (t *StashBoxBatchTagTask) processMatchedStudio(ctx context.Context, s *mode
 				return err
 			}
 
-			partial := s.ToPartial(s.StoredID, t.box.Endpoint, excluded, existingStashIDs)
+			partial := s.ToPartial(*s.StoredID, t.box.Endpoint, excluded, existingStashIDs)
 
-			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, *partial, qb); err != nil {
+			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, partial, qb); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if _, err := qb.UpdatePartial(ctx, *partial); err != nil {
+			if _, err := qb.UpdatePartial(ctx, partial); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@ func (t *StashBoxBatchTagTask) processParentStudio(ctx context.Context, parent *
 				return err
 			}
 
-			partial := parent.ToPartial(parent.StoredID, t.box.Endpoint, excluded, existingStashIDs)
+			partial := parent.ToPartial(*parent.StoredID, t.box.Endpoint, excluded, existingStashIDs)
 
-			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, *partial, qb); err != nil {
+			if err := studio.ValidateModify(ctx, partial, qb); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if _, err := qb.UpdatePartial(ctx, *partial); err != nil {
+			if _, err := qb.UpdatePartial(ctx, partial); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/model_scraped_item.go b/pkg/models/model_scraped_item.go
index 206f1109b..84c69d7e4 100644
--- a/pkg/models/model_scraped_item.go
+++ b/pkg/models/model_scraped_item.go
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func (s *ScrapedStudio) GetImage(ctx context.Context, excluded map[string]bool)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (s *ScrapedStudio) ToPartial(id *string, endpoint string, excluded map[string]bool, existingStashIDs []StashID) *StudioPartial {
+func (s *ScrapedStudio) ToPartial(id string, endpoint string, excluded map[string]bool, existingStashIDs []StashID) StudioPartial {
 	ret := NewStudioPartial()
-	ret.ID, _ = strconv.Atoi(*id)
+	ret.ID, _ = strconv.Atoi(id)
 
 	if s.Name != "" && !excluded["name"] {
 		ret.Name = NewOptionalString(s.Name)
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ func (s *ScrapedStudio) ToPartial(id *string, endpoint string, excluded map[stri
 				ret.ParentID = NewOptionalInt(parentID)
 			}
 		}
-	} else {
-		ret.ParentID = NewOptionalIntPtr(nil)
 	}
 
 	if s.RemoteSiteID != nil && endpoint != "" {
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *ScrapedStudio) ToPartial(id *string, endpoint string, excluded map[stri
 		})
 	}
 
-	return &ret
+	return ret
 }
 
 // A performer from a scraping operation...
diff --git a/pkg/models/model_scraped_item_test.go b/pkg/models/model_scraped_item_test.go
index 50657188d..87ce2ad57 100644
--- a/pkg/models/model_scraped_item_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/model_scraped_item_test.go
@@ -247,3 +247,123 @@ func Test_scrapedToPerformerInput(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestScrapedStudio_ToPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		id                = 1000
+		idStr             = strconv.Itoa(id)
+		storedID          = "storedID"
+		parentStoredID    = 2000
+		parentStoredIDStr = strconv.Itoa(parentStoredID)
+		name              = "name"
+		url               = "url"
+		remoteSiteID      = "remoteSiteID"
+		endpoint          = "endpoint"
+		image             = "image"
+		images            = []string{image}
+
+		existingEndpoint = "existingEndpoint"
+		existingStashID  = StashID{"existingStashID", existingEndpoint}
+		existingStashIDs = []StashID{existingStashID}
+	)
+
+	fullStudio := ScrapedStudio{
+		StoredID: &storedID,
+		Name:     name,
+		URL:      &url,
+		Parent: &ScrapedStudio{
+			StoredID: &parentStoredIDStr,
+		},
+		Image:        &image,
+		Images:       images,
+		RemoteSiteID: &remoteSiteID,
+	}
+
+	type args struct {
+		id               string
+		endpoint         string
+		excluded         map[string]bool
+		existingStashIDs []StashID
+	}
+
+	stdArgs := args{
+		id:               idStr,
+		endpoint:         endpoint,
+		excluded:         map[string]bool{},
+		existingStashIDs: existingStashIDs,
+	}
+
+	excludeAll := map[string]bool{
+		"name":   true,
+		"url":    true,
+		"parent": true,
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		o    ScrapedStudio
+		args args
+		want StudioPartial
+	}{
+		{
+			"full no exclusions",
+			fullStudio,
+			stdArgs,
+			StudioPartial{
+				ID:       id,
+				Name:     NewOptionalString(name),
+				URL:      NewOptionalString(url),
+				ParentID: NewOptionalInt(parentStoredID),
+				StashIDs: &UpdateStashIDs{
+					StashIDs: append(existingStashIDs, StashID{
+						Endpoint: endpoint,
+						StashID:  remoteSiteID,
+					}),
+					Mode: RelationshipUpdateModeSet,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"exclude all",
+			fullStudio,
+			args{
+				id:       idStr,
+				excluded: excludeAll,
+			},
+			StudioPartial{
+				ID: id,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"overwrite stash id",
+			fullStudio,
+			args{
+				id:               idStr,
+				excluded:         excludeAll,
+				endpoint:         existingEndpoint,
+				existingStashIDs: existingStashIDs,
+			},
+			StudioPartial{
+				ID: id,
+				StashIDs: &UpdateStashIDs{
+					StashIDs: []StashID{{
+						Endpoint: existingEndpoint,
+						StashID:  remoteSiteID,
+					}},
+					Mode: RelationshipUpdateModeSet,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s := tt.o
+			got := s.ToPartial(tt.args.id, tt.args.endpoint, tt.args.excluded, tt.args.existingStashIDs)
+
+			// unset updatedAt - we don't need to compare it
+			got.UpdatedAt = OptionalTime{}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}