diff --git a/doorUpdater.py b/doorUpdater.py
index fd2fdef..c31c380 100755
--- a/doorUpdater.py
+++ b/doorUpdater.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import copy
+
 from common import doors, membershipworks, memberLevels, doorSpecificSchedules
 from lib.hid.Credential import Credential
 from lib.hid.DoorController import ROOT, E
@@ -155,76 +157,80 @@ def update_door(door, members):
     # TODO: can I combine requests?
     for membershipworksMember in members:
         member = membershipworksMember.to_DoorMember(door)
-        # cardholder exists, compare contents
-        if member.membershipWorksID in cardholders:
-            ch = cardholders.pop(member.membershipWorksID)
-            member.cardholderID = ch.cardholderID
-            if member.attribs() != ch.attribs():  # update cardholder attributes
-                print(f"- Updating profile for {member.forename} {member.surname}")
-                print(f"  - Old: {ch.attribs()}")
-                print(f"  - New: {member.attribs()}")
-                door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(
-                    E.Cardholders(
-                        {"action": "UD", "cardholderID": member.cardholderID},
-                        E.CardHolder(member.attribs()))))
-
-            if member.credentials != ch.credentials:
-                print(f"- Updating card for {member.forename} {member.surname}")
-                print(f"  - {ch.credentials} -> {member.credentials}")
-
-                oldCards = ch.credentials
-                newCards = member.credentials
-
-                allNewCards = set(
-                    card for m in members if m != membershipworksMember
-                    for card in m.credentials)
-
-                # cards removed, and won't be reassigned to someone else
-                for card in (oldCards - newCards) - allNewCards:
-                    door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(E.Credentials(
-                        {"action": "UD",
-                         "rawCardNumber": card.hex,
-                         "isCard": "true"},
-                        E.Credential({"cardholderID": ""}))))
-
-                if newCards - oldCards:  # cards added
-                    for card in newCards & allNewCards:  # new card exists in another member
-                        print([m for m in members
-                              for card in m.credentials
-                               if card in newCards])
-                        raise Exception(f"Duplicate Card in input data! {card}")
-
-                    # card existed in door, and needs to be reassigned
-                    for card in newCards & allCredentials:
-                        door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(E.Credentials(
-                            {"action": "UD",
-                             "rawCardNumber": card.hex,
-                             "isCard": "true"},
-                            E.Credential({"cardholderID": member.cardholderID}))))
-
-                    # cards that never existed, and need to be created
-                    if newCards - allCredentials:
-                        door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(member.make_credentials(
-                            newCards - allCredentials, cardFormats)))
-
-            if member.schedules != ch.schedules:
-                print("- Updating schedule for" +
-                      f" {member.forename} {member.surname}:" +
-                      f" {ch.schedules} -> {member.schedules}")
-                door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(
-                    member.make_schedules(schedulesMap)))
-        else:  # cardholder did not exist, so add them
-            print(f"- Adding Member:")
-            print(member)
+        # cardholder did not exist, so add them
+        if member.membershipWorksID not in cardholders:
+            print("- Adding Member {member.forename} {member.surname}:")
+            print(f"  - {member.attribs()}")
             resp = door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(
                 E.Cardholders(
                     {"action": "AD"},
                     E.Cardholder(member.attribs()))))
             member.cardholderID = resp.find('{*}Cardholders/{*}Cardholder') \
                                       .attrib["cardholderID"]
+
+            # create a dummy ch to force an update
+            # TODO: probably a cleaner way to do this
+            ch = copy.copy(member)
+            ch.schedules = []
+            ch.credentials = set()
+        # cardholder exists, compare contents
+        else:
+            ch = cardholders.pop(member.membershipWorksID)
+            member.cardholderID = ch.cardholderID
+
+        if member.attribs() != ch.attribs():  # update cardholder attributes
+            print(f"- Updating profile for {member.forename} {member.surname}")
+            print(f"  - Old: {ch.attribs()}")
+            print(f"  - New: {member.attribs()}")
             door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(
-                member.make_credentials(member.credentials, cardFormats),
-                member.make_schedules(schedulesMap)))
+                E.Cardholders(
+                    {"action": "UD", "cardholderID": member.cardholderID},
+                    E.CardHolder(member.attribs()))))
+
+        if member.credentials != ch.credentials:
+            print(f"- Updating card for {member.forename} {member.surname}")
+            print(f"  - {ch.credentials} -> {member.credentials}")
+
+            oldCards = ch.credentials
+            newCards = member.credentials
+
+            allNewCards = set(
+            card for m in members if m != membershipworksMember
+                for card in m.credentials)
+
+            # cards removed, and won't be reassigned to someone else
+            for card in (oldCards - newCards) - allNewCards:
+                door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(E.Credentials(
+                    {"action": "UD",
+                     "rawCardNumber": card.hex,
+                     "isCard": "true"},
+                    E.Credential({"cardholderID": ""}))))
+
+            if newCards - oldCards:  # cards added
+                for card in newCards & allNewCards:  # new card exists in another member
+                    print([m for m in members
+                          for card in m.credentials
+                           if card in newCards])
+                    raise Exception(f"Duplicate Card in input data! {card}")
+
+                # card existed in door, and needs to be reassigned
+                for card in newCards & allCredentials:
+                    door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(E.Credentials(
+                        {"action": "UD",
+                         "rawCardNumber": card.hex,
+                         "isCard": "true"},
+                        E.Credential({"cardholderID": member.cardholderID}))))
+
+                # cards that never existed, and need to be created
+                if newCards - allCredentials:
+                    door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(member.make_credentials(
+                        newCards - allCredentials, cardFormats)))
+
+        if member.schedules != ch.schedules:
+            print("- Updating schedule for" +
+                  f" {member.forename} {member.surname}:" +
+                  f" {ch.schedules} -> {member.schedules}")
+            door.doXMLRequest(ROOT(member.make_schedules(schedulesMap)))
 
     # TODO: delete cardholders that are no longer members?