diff --git a/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaResolutionService.java b/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaResolutionService.java
index a38740b..f269cea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaResolutionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaResolutionService.java
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ public class MangaResolutionService {
           mangaRepository.save(
               Manga.builder().title(title).aniListId(aniListId).malId(malId).build());
 
-      try {
-        mangaUpdateProducer.sendMangaUpdateCommand(new MangaUpdateCommand(manga.getId()));
-      } catch (Exception e) {
-        log.error(
-            "Failed to send manga update command for manga '{}' (ID: {})", title, manga.getId(), e);
+      if (nonNull(aniListId) || nonNull(malId)) {
+        try {
+          mangaUpdateProducer.sendMangaUpdateCommand(new MangaUpdateCommand(manga.getId()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          log.error(
+              "Failed to send manga update command for manga '{}' (ID: {})", title, manga.getId(), e);
+        }
       }
 
       return manga;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaUpdateService.java b/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaUpdateService.java
index a51203e..300e478 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaUpdateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/magamochi/catalog/service/MangaUpdateService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.magamochi.catalog.service;
 
+import static java.util.Objects.isNull;
 import static java.util.Objects.nonNull;
 
 import com.magamochi.catalog.model.dto.MangaDataDTO;
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ public class MangaUpdateService {
     log.info("Updating manga with ID {}", mangaId);
 
     var manga = mangaService.find(mangaId);
+
+    if (isNull(manga.getAniListId()) && isNull(manga.getMalId())) {
+      log.info("Skipping update for manga {}: no external IDs available", mangaId);
+      return;
+    }
+
     var mangaData = fetchExternalMangaData(manga);
     applyUpdatesToDatabase(manga, mangaData);
 
@@ -95,8 +102,7 @@ public class MangaUpdateService {
       throw (RuntimeException) fetchException;
     }
 
-    throw new IllegalStateException(
-        "Cannot update manga: No external provider IDs found for Manga " + manga.getId());
+    return null;
   }
 
   private void applyUpdatesToDatabase(Manga manga, MangaDataDTO mangaData) {