diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts
index b1e7f20b9..34685b6b1 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ async function updateVideoFromAP (options: {
   let videoFieldsSave: any
 
   try {
-    const updatedVideo: VideoModel = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+    await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
       const sequelizeOptions = {
         transaction: t
       }
@@ -256,8 +256,12 @@ async function updateVideoFromAP (options: {
         await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
 
         // Update or add other one
-        const upsertTasks = videoFileAttributes.map(a => VideoFileModel.upsert(a, sequelizeOptions))
-        await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
+        const upsertTasks = videoFileAttributes.map(a => {
+          return VideoFileModel.upsert<VideoFileModel>(a, { returning: true, transaction: t })
+            .then(([ file ]) => file)
+        })
+
+        options.video.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
       }
 
       {
@@ -274,13 +278,11 @@ async function updateVideoFromAP (options: {
         const videoCaptionsPromises = options.videoObject.subtitleLanguage.map(c => {
           return VideoCaptionModel.insertOrReplaceLanguage(options.video.id, c.identifier, t)
         })
-        await Promise.all(videoCaptionsPromises)
+        options.video.VideoCaptions = await Promise.all(videoCaptionsPromises)
       }
     })
 
     logger.info('Remote video with uuid %s updated', options.videoObject.uuid)
-
-    return updatedVideo
   } catch (err) {
     if (options.video !== undefined && videoFieldsSave !== undefined) {
       resetSequelizeInstance(options.video, videoFieldsSave)
@@ -392,12 +394,10 @@ async function refreshVideoIfNeeded (options: {
       channel: channelActor.VideoChannel,
       updateViews: options.refreshViews
     }
-    const videoUpdated = await retryTransactionWrapper(updateVideoFromAP, updateOptions)
-    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(videoUpdated, videoObject, options.syncParam)
-
-    return videoUpdated
+    await retryTransactionWrapper(updateVideoFromAP, updateOptions)
+    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(video, videoObject, options.syncParam)
   } catch (err) {
-    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video.', { err })
+    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video %s.', options.video.url, { err })
     return video
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-caption.ts b/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
index 10ef46c14..b4f17b481 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model<VideoCaptionModel> {
       language
     }
 
-    return VideoCaptionModel.upsert(values, { transaction })
+    return VideoCaptionModel.upsert<VideoCaptionModel>(values, { transaction, returning: true })
+      .then(([ caption ]) => caption)
   }
 
   static listVideoCaptions (videoId: number) {