diff --git a/app/models/ai_summary.rb b/app/models/ai_summary.rb
index 6a880a5f2..30b23351b 100644
--- a/app/models/ai_summary.rb
+++ b/app/models/ai_summary.rb
@@ -9,15 +9,23 @@ class AiSummary < ActiveRecord::Base
   def self.store!(strategy, llm_model, summary, og_content, human:)
     content_ids = og_content.map { |c| c[:id] }
 
-    AiSummary.create!(
-      target: strategy.target,
-      algorithm: llm_model.name,
-      content_range: (content_ids.first..content_ids.last),
-      summarized_text: summary,
-      original_content_sha: build_sha(content_ids.join),
-      summary_type: strategy.type,
-      origin: !!human ? origins[:human] : origins[:system],
-    )
+    AiSummary
+      .upsert(
+        {
+          target_id: strategy.target.id,
+          target_type: strategy.target.class.name,
+          algorithm: llm_model.name,
+          content_range: (content_ids.first..content_ids.last),
+          summarized_text: summary,
+          original_content_sha: build_sha(content_ids.join),
+          summary_type: strategy.type,
+          origin: !!human ? origins[:human] : origins[:system],
+        },
+        unique_by: %i[target_id target_type summary_type],
+        update_only: %i[summarized_text original_content_sha algorithm origin content_range],
+      )
+      .first
+      .then { AiSummary.find_by(id: _1["id"]) }
   end
 
   def self.build_sha(joined_ids)
diff --git a/lib/summarization/fold_content.rb b/lib/summarization/fold_content.rb
index 6f3344475..32bf97791 100644
--- a/lib/summarization/fold_content.rb
+++ b/lib/summarization/fold_content.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def delete_cached_summaries!
       end
 
       def force_summarize(user, &on_partial_blk)
-        delete_cached_summaries!
+        @persist_summaries = true
         summarize(user, &on_partial_blk)
       end