diff --git a/src/Chaptarr.Core.Test/Books/ProviderAliasRepositoryRetryFixture.cs b/src/Chaptarr.Core.Test/Books/ProviderAliasRepositoryRetryFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..300a2d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Chaptarr.Core.Test/Books/ProviderAliasRepositoryRetryFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using Dapper;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Npgsql;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Books;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+
+namespace Chaptarr.Core.Test.Books
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ProviderAliasRepositoryRetryFixture
+    {
+        private static PostgresException PgError(string sqlState) =>
+            new PostgresException("boom", "ERROR", "ERROR", sqlState);
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_retry_after_a_postgres_unique_violation_and_then_succeed()
+        {
+            var calls = 0;
+
+            ProviderAliasRepository.RetryOnUniqueViolation(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    calls++;
+                    if (calls == 1)
+                    {
+                        throw PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UniqueViolation);
+                    }
+                },
+                maxAttempts: 3);
+
+            Assert.That(calls, Is.EqualTo(2));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_retry_after_a_sqlite_unique_violation()
+        {
+            var calls = 0;
+
+            ProviderAliasRepository.RetryOnUniqueViolation(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    calls++;
+                    if (calls == 1)
+                    {
+                        throw new SqliteException("SQLite Error 19: 'UNIQUE constraint failed: ProviderAliasIndex.EntityType'.", 19);
+                    }
+                },
+                maxAttempts: 3);
+
+            Assert.That(calls, Is.EqualTo(2));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_find_the_violation_when_it_is_wrapped()
+        {
+            Assert.That(
+                ProviderAliasRepository.IsUniqueViolation(new InvalidOperationException("wrapper", PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UniqueViolation))),
+                Is.True);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_retry_other_database_errors()
+        {
+            var calls = 0;
+
+            Assert.Throws<PostgresException>(() => ProviderAliasRepository.RetryOnUniqueViolation(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    calls++;
+                    throw PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UndefinedTable);
+                },
+                maxAttempts: 3));
+
+            Assert.That(calls, Is.EqualTo(1), "only unique violations are retried");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_retry_sqlite_constraint_errors_that_are_not_unique_violations()
+        {
+            Assert.That(ProviderAliasRepository.IsUniqueViolation(new SqliteException("SQLite Error 19: 'NOT NULL constraint failed: X.Y'.", 19)), Is.False);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_give_up_and_rethrow_after_the_last_attempt()
+        {
+            var calls = 0;
+
+            Assert.Throws<PostgresException>(() => ProviderAliasRepository.RetryOnUniqueViolation(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    calls++;
+                    throw PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UniqueViolation);
+                },
+                maxAttempts: 3));
+
+            Assert.That(calls, Is.EqualTo(3), "a persistent violation is surfaced, not swallowed");
+        }
+
+        private sealed class NoopEventAggregator : IEventAggregator
+        {
+            public void PublishEvent<TEvent>(TEvent @event)
+                where TEvent : class, IEvent
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private sealed class FailingFirstAttemptRepository : ProviderAliasRepository
+        {
+            private readonly Func<int, Exception> _failure;
+
+            public FailingFirstAttemptRepository(IMainDatabase database, Func<int, Exception> failure)
+                : base(database, new NoopEventAggregator())
+            {
+                _failure = failure;
+            }
+
+            public int Attempts { get; private set; }
+            public List<List<ProviderAlias>> ItemsPerAttempt { get; } = new List<List<ProviderAlias>>();
+
+            internal override void ReplaceAliasesOnce(string entityType, int entityId, string scope, List<ProviderAlias> items)
+            {
+                Attempts++;
+                ItemsPerAttempt.Add(items);
+
+                var failure = _failure(Attempts);
+                if (failure != null)
+                {
+                    throw failure;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The repository constructor probes Database.DatabaseType, which opens a connection; hand it an
+        // in-memory SQLite one. The subclass overrides ReplaceAliasesOnce, so no query ever runs on it.
+        private static MainDatabase UnusedDatabase() => new MainDatabase(new Database("main", () =>
+        {
+            var conn = new SqliteConnection("Data Source=:memory:");
+            conn.Open();
+            return conn;
+        }));
+
+        [OneTimeSetUp]
+        public void OneTimeSetUp()
+        {
+            if (TableMapping.Mapper.TableMap.Count == 0)
+            {
+                TableMapping.Map();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void replace_aliases_should_go_through_the_retry_and_pass_the_same_aliases_each_attempt()
+        {
+            var sut = new FailingFirstAttemptRepository(
+                UnusedDatabase(),
+                attempt => attempt == 1 ? PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UniqueViolation) : null);
+
+            var aliases = new List<ProviderAlias>
+            {
+                new ProviderAlias { EntityType = "Author", EntityId = 7, Scope = "author", Provider = "hc", NormalizedProviderId = "123" }
+            };
+
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => sut.ReplaceAliases("Author", 7, "author", aliases));
+
+            Assert.That(sut.Attempts, Is.EqualTo(2), "the wiring must retry a unique violation");
+            Assert.That(sut.ItemsPerAttempt.Select(x => x.Count), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 1 }));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void replace_aliases_should_not_retry_other_errors()
+        {
+            var sut = new FailingFirstAttemptRepository(UnusedDatabase(), attempt => PgError(PostgresErrorCodes.UndefinedTable));
+
+            Assert.Throws<PostgresException>(() => sut.ReplaceAliases("Author", 7, "author", new List<ProviderAlias>()));
+
+            Assert.That(sut.Attempts, Is.EqualTo(1));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void replace_aliases_should_replace_the_entitys_rows_in_a_real_database_and_leave_other_entities_alone()
+        {
+            var databasePath = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.WorkDirectory, $"provider_alias_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+            var connectionString = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder
+            {
+                DataSource = databasePath,
+                Mode = SqliteOpenMode.ReadWriteCreate,
+                Pooling = false
+            }.ToString();
+
+            try
+            {
+                using (var setup = new SqliteConnection(connectionString))
+                {
+                    setup.Open();
+                    setup.Execute(@"
+                        CREATE TABLE ""ProviderAliasIndex"" (
+                            ""Id"" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+                            ""EntityType"" TEXT NOT NULL,
+                            ""EntityId"" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                            ""Scope"" TEXT NOT NULL,
+                            ""Provider"" TEXT NOT NULL,
+                            ""NormalizedProviderId"" TEXT NOT NULL,
+                            ""CreatedAt"" TEXT NOT NULL,
+                            ""UpdatedAt"" TEXT NOT NULL
+                        );
+                        CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ""IX_ProviderAliasIndex_Unique"" ON ""ProviderAliasIndex"" (""EntityType"", ""EntityId"", ""Scope"", ""Provider"", ""NormalizedProviderId"");
+                        INSERT INTO ""ProviderAliasIndex"" (""EntityType"", ""EntityId"", ""Scope"", ""Provider"", ""NormalizedProviderId"", ""CreatedAt"", ""UpdatedAt"")
+                        VALUES ('Author', 7, 'author', 'hc', 'old', '2026-01-01', '2026-01-01'),
+                               ('Author', 8, 'author', 'hc', 'other-author', '2026-01-01', '2026-01-01');");
+                }
+
+                var database = new MainDatabase(new Database("main", () =>
+                {
+                    var conn = new SqliteConnection(connectionString);
+                    conn.Open();
+                    return conn;
+                }));
+                var sut = new ProviderAliasRepository(database, new NoopEventAggregator());
+                var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+                var aliases = new List<ProviderAlias>
+                {
+                    new ProviderAlias { EntityType = "Author", EntityId = 7, Scope = "author", Provider = "hc", NormalizedProviderId = "123", CreatedAt = now, UpdatedAt = now },
+                    new ProviderAlias { EntityType = "Author", EntityId = 7, Scope = "author", Provider = "gr", NormalizedProviderId = "456", CreatedAt = now, UpdatedAt = now }
+                };
+
+                sut.ReplaceAliases("Author", 7, "author", aliases);
+                sut.ReplaceAliases("Author", 7, "author", aliases); // idempotent: replacing twice must not collide with itself
+
+                using (var verify = new SqliteConnection(connectionString))
+                {
+                    verify.Open();
+                    var author7 = verify.Query<string>(@"SELECT ""Provider"" || ':' || ""NormalizedProviderId"" FROM ""ProviderAliasIndex"" WHERE ""EntityId"" = 7 ORDER BY 1;").ToList();
+                    var author8 = verify.Query<string>(@"SELECT ""NormalizedProviderId"" FROM ""ProviderAliasIndex"" WHERE ""EntityId"" = 8;").ToList();
+
+                    Assert.That(author7, Is.EqualTo(new[] { "gr:456", "hc:123" }), "old alias replaced, new ones inserted once each");
+                    Assert.That(author8, Is.EqualTo(new[] { "other-author" }), "another entity's aliases are untouched");
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (File.Exists(databasePath))
+                    {
+                        File.Delete(databasePath);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Repositories/ProviderAliasRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Repositories/ProviderAliasRepository.cs
index 4763769a..55de4c38 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Repositories/ProviderAliasRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Books/Repositories/ProviderAliasRepository.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dapper;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Npgsql;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
 
@@ -22,7 +25,25 @@ public ProviderAliasRepository(IMainDatabase database, IEventAggregator eventAgg
         {
         }
 
+        private const int MaxReplaceAttempts = 3;
+
         public void ReplaceAliases(string entityType, int entityId, string scope, IEnumerable<ProviderAlias> aliases)
+        {
+            var items = aliases?.ToList() ?? new List<ProviderAlias>();
+
+            // Replacing an entity's aliases is DELETE-then-INSERT in a READ COMMITTED transaction. Two writers
+            // replacing the SAME entity at once (a bulk author edit updates thousands of authors while async
+            // handlers of each update's event refresh the same aliases) both delete nothing, one inserts and
+            // commits, and the other's INSERT then violates IX_ProviderAliasIndex_Unique - which failed a whole
+            // author-editor save. Retrying lets the loser's DELETE see the winner's committed rows and replace
+            // them, so the last writer wins instead of the request failing.
+            RetryOnUniqueViolation(
+                () => ReplaceAliasesOnce(entityType, entityId, scope, items),
+                MaxReplaceAttempts);
+        }
+
+        // internal virtual so tests can make an attempt fail and prove ReplaceAliases retries it.
+        internal virtual void ReplaceAliasesOnce(string entityType, int entityId, string scope, List<ProviderAlias> items)
         {
             using (var conn = _database.OpenConnection())
             using (var transaction = conn.BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted))
@@ -34,16 +55,64 @@ public void ReplaceAliases(string entityType, int entityId, string scope, IEnume
                     new { entityType, entityId, scope },
                     transaction);
 
-                var items = aliases?.ToList() ?? new List<ProviderAlias>();
                 if (items.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    InsertMany(items, conn, transaction);
+                    // Fresh instances per attempt: a failed InsertMany must not leave ids on the caller's objects.
+                    var toInsert = items.Select(item => new ProviderAlias
+                    {
+                        EntityType = item.EntityType,
+                        EntityId = item.EntityId,
+                        Scope = item.Scope,
+                        Provider = item.Provider,
+                        NormalizedProviderId = item.NormalizedProviderId,
+                        CreatedAt = item.CreatedAt,
+                        UpdatedAt = item.UpdatedAt
+                    }).ToList();
+
+                    InsertMany(toInsert, conn, transaction);
                 }
 
                 transaction.Commit();
             }
         }
 
+        internal static void RetryOnUniqueViolation(Action action, int maxAttempts)
+        {
+            for (var attempt = 1; ; attempt++)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    action();
+                    return;
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex) when (attempt < maxAttempts && IsUniqueViolation(ex))
+                {
+                    // Small growing pause so two colliding writers do not immediately collide again.
+                    Thread.Sleep(attempt * 15);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsUniqueViolation(Exception exception)
+        {
+            for (var ex = exception; ex != null; ex = ex.InnerException)
+            {
+                if (ex is PostgresException pg && pg.SqlState == PostgresErrorCodes.UniqueViolation)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if (ex is SqliteException sqlite &&
+                    sqlite.SqliteErrorCode == 19 &&
+                    sqlite.Message.IndexOf("UNIQUE constraint failed", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         public void DeleteAliases(string entityType, int entityId)
         {
             Delete(a => a.EntityType == entityType && a.EntityId == entityId);