diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp b/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
index 0604c0f234e..62ae238910b 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
@@ -2495,12 +2495,23 @@ get_kvp_gnc_numeric_path (const Account *acc, const Path& path)
     return qof_instance_get_path_kvp<gnc_numeric> (QOF_INSTANCE(acc), path);
 }
 
+static const char*
+get_kvp_string_path (const Account *acc, const Path& path)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail (GNC_IS_ACCOUNT(acc), nullptr);
+    auto rv{qof_instance_get_path_kvp<const char*> (QOF_INSTANCE(acc), path)};
+    return rv ? *rv : nullptr;
+}
+
 static void
 set_kvp_string_path (Account *acc, std::vector<std::string> const & path,
                      const char *value)
 {
     g_return_if_fail(GNC_IS_ACCOUNT(acc));
 
+    if (!g_strcmp0 (get_kvp_string_path (acc, path), value)
+        return;
+
     std::optional<const char*> val;
     if (value && *value)
         val = g_strdup(value);
@@ -2510,14 +2521,6 @@ set_kvp_string_path (Account *acc, std::vector<std::string> const & path,
     xaccAccountCommitEdit(acc);
 }
 
-static const char*
-get_kvp_string_path (const Account *acc, const Path& path)
-{
-    g_return_val_if_fail (GNC_IS_ACCOUNT(acc), nullptr);
-    auto rv{qof_instance_get_path_kvp<const char*> (QOF_INSTANCE(acc), path)};
-    return rv ? *rv : nullptr;
-}
-
 static void
 set_kvp_account_path (Account* acc, const Path& path, const Account* kvp_account)
 {