diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/context.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/context.tsx
index 028e83ed0..8557cc94a 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/context.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Tagger/context.tsx
@@ -593,7 +593,12 @@ export const TaggerContext: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
         return {
           ...r,
           performers: r.performers.map((p) => {
-            if (p.name === performer.name) {
+            // Match by remote_site_id if available, otherwise fall back to name
+            const matches = performer.remote_site_id
+              ? p.remote_site_id === performer.remote_site_id
+              : p.name === performer.name;
+
+            if (matches) {
               return {
                 ...p,
                 stored_id: performerID,