# EntityManager merge method generate insert call rather than update even though id exist

**URL:** <https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/entitymanager-merge-method-generate-insert-call-rather-than-update-even-though-id-exist/7152>\
**Category:** Hibernate ORM\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/entitymanager-merge-method-generate-insert-call-rather-than-update-even-though-id-exist/7152 "2023-01-17T07:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbladel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.hibernate.org/mbladel/32/2128_2.png) [@mbladel](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/mbladel)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/entitymanager-merge-method-generate-insert-call-rather-than-update-even-though-id-exist/7152/2 "2023-01-20T15:01:49Z")

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This is a duplicate of [7150](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/entitymanager-merge-method-generate-insert-call-rather-than-update-even-though-id-exist/7150).

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