diff --git a/app/routers/event_importing.py b/app/routers/event_importing.py
index bdfdd07..c92d70e 100644
--- a/app/routers/event_importing.py
+++ b/app/routers/event_importing.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ async def event_importing_program_data(
             event_presenter_data['notes'] = record.get('presenter_notes', '').strip()
 
             event_presenter_id = None
-            if event_presenter_external_id:
+            if (record.get('presenter_code') or record.get('presenter_number')) and record.get('presenter_given_name'):
                 if event_presenter_rec_result := sql_select(data=data, sql=sql):
                     # Pull out IDs and UPDATE existing event_presenter record
                     event_presenter_rec = event_presenter_rec_result
@@ -900,9 +900,7 @@ async def event_importing_program_data(
                         else:
                             log.warning(event_presenter_obj_up_result)
                             pass # Probably nothing to update
-                elif (record.get('presenter_code') or record.get('presenter_number')) and record.get('presenter_given_name'):
-                    # Only INSERT when a real identifier (code/number) is available — prevents duplicates
-                    # when external_id was derived from names and lookup missed a code-keyed existing record.
+                else:
                     log.info(f'No record found that needs to be updated. Creating a new event presenter. Event Presenter External ID: {event_presenter_external_id}')
 
                     event_presenter_data['external_id'] = event_presenter_external_id # NOTE: This should never change