diff --git a/app/models/business_registry_cache.rb b/app/models/business_registry_cache.rb
index 5d6010674..5defd4183 100644
--- a/app/models/business_registry_cache.rb
+++ b/app/models/business_registry_cache.rb
@@ -48,11 +48,16 @@ class BusinessRegistryCache < ActiveRecord::Base
       cache = BusinessRegistryCache.find_by(ident: ident_code, ident_country_code: ident_cc)
       # fetch new data if cache is expired
       return cache if cache.present? && cache.retrieved_on > (Time.zone.now - Setting.days_to_keep_business_registry_cache.days)
-      cache = [] # expired data is forbidden
-      data = business_registry.associated_businesses(ident_code, ident_cc)
-      unless data.nil?
-        cache = BusinessRegistryCache.new(data)
+      businesses = business_registry.associated_businesses(ident_code, ident_cc)
+      unless businesses.nil?
+        if cache.blank?
+          cache = BusinessRegistryCache.new(businesses)
+        else
+          cache.update businesses
+        end
         cache.save
+      else
+        cache = [] # expired data is forbidden
       end
       cache
     end