diff --git a/src/core/collection/musicbrainz.rs b/src/core/collection/musicbrainz.rs
index 575778a..3b24af5 100644
--- a/src/core/collection/musicbrainz.rs
+++ b/src/core/collection/musicbrainz.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ pub enum MbRefOption<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> MbRefOption<T> {
+    pub fn is_some(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, MbRefOption::Some(_))
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_none(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, MbRefOption::None)
+    }
+
     pub fn or(self, optb: MbRefOption<T>) -> MbRefOption<T> {
         match (&self, &optb) {
             (MbRefOption::Some(_), _) | (MbRefOption::CannotHaveMbid, MbRefOption::None) => self,
diff --git a/src/tui/app/machine/fetch_state.rs b/src/tui/app/machine/fetch_state.rs
index 1015d44..f10e15a 100644
--- a/src/tui/app/machine/fetch_state.rs
+++ b/src/tui/app/machine/fetch_state.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use musichoard::collection::{
-    album::{Album, AlbumId},
+    album::{Album, AlbumId, AlbumMeta},
     artist::{Artist, ArtistId, ArtistMeta},
     musicbrainz::{IMusicBrainzRef, MbArtistRef, MbRefOption, Mbid},
 };
@@ -176,45 +176,44 @@ impl AppMachine<FetchState> {
         list: EntityList,
     ) -> Result<(), musichoard::Error> {
         match list {
-            EntityList::Album(new_albums) => {
-                let coll = inner.music_hoard.get_collection();
-                let artist_state = inner.selection.state_artist(coll).unwrap();
+            EntityList::Album(fetch_albums) => Self::apply_album_results(inner, fetch_albums),
+        }
+    }
 
-                let artist = &coll[artist_state.index];
-                let artist_id = &coll[artist_state.index].meta.id.clone();
-                let old_albums = &artist.albums;
+    fn apply_album_results(
+        inner: &mut AppInner,
+        fetch_albums: Vec<AlbumMeta>,
+    ) -> Result<(), musichoard::Error> {
+        let coll = inner.music_hoard.get_collection();
 
-                let mut to_be_added = vec![];
-                for new in new_albums.into_iter() {
-                    let mut exists = false;
-                    for old in old_albums.iter() {
-                        if matches!(old.meta.info.musicbrainz, MbRefOption::Some(_)) {
-                            if new.info.musicbrainz == old.meta.info.musicbrainz {
-                                exists = true;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+        let artist_state = inner.selection.state_artist(coll).unwrap();
+        let artist = &coll[artist_state.index];
+        let selection = KeySelection::get(coll, &inner.selection);
 
-                    if !exists {
-                        to_be_added.push(new);
-                    }
-                }
+        let artist_id = &artist.meta.id.clone();
+        for new in Self::new_albums(fetch_albums, &artist.albums).into_iter() {
+            inner.music_hoard.add_album(artist_id, new)?;
+        }
 
-                let previous =
-                    KeySelection::get(inner.music_hoard.get_collection(), &inner.selection);
+        let coll = inner.music_hoard.get_collection();
+        inner.selection.select_by_id(coll, selection);
 
-                for new in to_be_added.into_iter() {
-                    inner.music_hoard.add_album(&artist_id, new)?;
-                }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 
-                inner
-                    .selection
-                    .select_by_id(inner.music_hoard.get_collection(), previous);
-
-                Ok(())
+    fn new_albums(fetch_albums: Vec<AlbumMeta>, albums: &[Album]) -> Vec<AlbumMeta> {
+        let mut new_albums = vec![];
+        for alb in fetch_albums.into_iter() {
+            let existing = albums.iter().find(|old| Self::album_match(&old.meta, &alb));
+            if existing.is_none() {
+                new_albums.push(alb);
             }
         }
+        new_albums
+    }
+
+    fn album_match(old: &AlbumMeta, new: &AlbumMeta) -> bool {
+        old.info.musicbrainz.is_some() && (old.info.musicbrainz == new.info.musicbrainz)
     }
 
     pub fn app_lookup_artist(
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ impl AppMachine<FetchState> {
         let arid = arid.mbid();
         albums
             .iter()
-            .filter(|album| matches!(album.meta.info.musicbrainz, MbRefOption::None))
+            .filter(|album| album.meta.info.musicbrainz.is_none())
             .map(|album| {
                 MbParams::search_release_group(artist.clone(), arid.clone(), album.meta.clone())
             })