diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
index 9d966460e1..59b33f4dc6 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Colorspace, SystemConfigKey } from '@app/infra/entities';
+import { AssetFaceEntity, Colorspace, SystemConfigKey } from '@app/infra/entities';
 import { BadRequestException, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import {
   IAccessRepositoryMock,
@@ -449,6 +449,23 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
       expect(machineLearningMock.detectFaces).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should skip it the asset has already been processed', async () => {
+      assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([
+        {
+          ...assetStub.noResizePath,
+          faces: [
+            {
+              id: 'asset-face-1',
+              assetId: assetStub.noResizePath.id,
+              personId: faceStub.face1.personId,
+            } as AssetFaceEntity,
+          ],
+        },
+      ]);
+      await sut.handleRecognizeFaces({ id: assetStub.noResizePath.id });
+      expect(machineLearningMock.detectFaces).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should handle no results', async () => {
       machineLearningMock.detectFaces.mockResolvedValue([]);
       assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
index dcf5dbb78d..b6e7bf0b9f 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class PersonService {
     }
 
     const [asset] = await this.assetRepository.getByIds([id]);
-    if (!asset || !asset.resizePath) {
+    if (!asset || !asset.resizePath || asset.faces?.length > 0) {
       return false;
     }