1 files changed, 16 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 6e6c14a51..4f0983564 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -838,19 +838,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         {
             var path = Person.GetPath(name);
             var id = GetItemByNameId<Person>(path);
-            if (GetItemById(id) is not Person item)
+            if (GetItemById(id) is Person item)
             {
-                item = new Person
-                {
-                    Name = name,
-                    Id = id,
-                    DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
-                    DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow,
-                    Path = path
-                };
+                return item;
             }
 
-            return item;
+            return null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1161,7 +1154,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 Name = Path.GetFileName(dir),
 
                 Locations = _fileSystem.GetFilePaths(dir, false)
-                .Where(i => string.Equals(ShortcutFileExtension, Path.GetExtension(i), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                .Where(i => Path.GetExtension(i.AsSpan()).Equals(ShortcutFileExtension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     .Select(i =>
                     {
                         try
@@ -2899,9 +2892,18 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 var saveEntity = false;
                 var personEntity = GetPerson(person.Name);
 
-                // if PresentationUniqueKey is empty it's likely a new item.
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey))
+                if (personEntity is null)
                 {
+                    var path = Person.GetPath(person.Name);
+                    personEntity = new Person()
+                    {
+                        Name = person.Name,
+                        Id = GetItemByNameId<Person>(path),
+                        DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                        DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                        Path = path
+                    };
+
                     personEntity.PresentationUniqueKey = personEntity.CreatePresentationUniqueKey();
                     saveEntity = true;
                 }
@@ -3134,7 +3136,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             }
 
             var shortcut = _fileSystem.GetFilePaths(virtualFolderPath, true)
-                .Where(i => string.Equals(ShortcutFileExtension, Path.GetExtension(i), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                .Where(i => Path.GetExtension(i.AsSpan()).Equals(ShortcutFileExtension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 .FirstOrDefault(f => _appHost.ExpandVirtualPath(_fileSystem.ResolveShortcut(f)).Equals(mediaPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(shortcut))