diff --git a/src/main/java/core/backend/azure/cosmosdb/CosmosDbRepository.java b/src/main/java/core/backend/azure/cosmosdb/CosmosDbRepository.java
index f411c981..8c08d7b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/core/backend/azure/cosmosdb/CosmosDbRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/core/backend/azure/cosmosdb/CosmosDbRepository.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public void ingestProviderData(Provider provider) {
     } catch (NotFoundException cosmosException) {
       providerToIngest = provider;
     }
-    providerContainer.createItem(
+    providerContainer.upsertItem(
             providerToIngest,
             new PartitionKey(provider.getId()),
             new CosmosItemRequestOptions()