diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
index 6092cedabfec2cc25e8b9a2fe8854767bf0cd5e6..89d879f80bf6c760b0e2c8437a70ec4b0d32bf91 100644
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ def assure_has_property(entity, name, value, to_be_updated=None,
 
                 guard.safe_update(entity, unique=False)
 
+            else:
+                to_be_updated.append(entity)
             return
 
     properties = entity.get_properties()