diff --git a/src/services/inventoryService.ts b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
index 17cdf370..269e5faf 100644
--- a/src/services/inventoryService.ts
+++ b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
@@ -1400,6 +1400,12 @@ export const updateGeneric = async (data: IGenericUpdate, accountId: string): Pr
 
     const inventoryChanges: IInventoryChanges = {};
     for (const node of data.NodeIntrosCompleted) {
+        if (inventory.NodeIntrosCompleted.indexOf(node) != -1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        inventory.NodeIntrosCompleted.push(node);
+        logger.debug(`completed dialogue/cutscene for ${node}`);
+
         if (node == "TC2025") {
             inventoryChanges.ShipDecorations = [
                 {
@@ -1422,14 +1428,6 @@ export const updateGeneric = async (data: IGenericUpdate, accountId: string): Pr
             await addEmailItem(inventory, "/Lotus/Types/Items/EmailItems/ClearedFiveLoopsEmailItem", inventoryChanges);
         }
     }
-
-    // Combine the two arrays into one.
-    data.NodeIntrosCompleted = inventory.NodeIntrosCompleted.concat(data.NodeIntrosCompleted);
-
-    // Remove duplicate entries.
-    const nodes = [...new Set(data.NodeIntrosCompleted)];
-
-    inventory.NodeIntrosCompleted = nodes;
     await inventory.save();
 
     return {