diff --git a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
index a6308cc..75fecaf 100644
--- a/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/meals/EditMealPage.vue
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ import DatePicker from './DatePicker.vue';
 import EditableIngredientsPanel from '../ingredients/EditableIngredientsPanel.vue';
 import PersonList from './PersonList.vue';
 
+function addPersonIfNotExists(list, person) {
+    if (!list.find(p => p.id === person.id)) {
+        list.push(person);
+    }
+}
+
 export default {
     props: ['id'],
     components: { RecipeSearchBox, DatePicker, RecipeCard, EditableIngredientsPanel, PersonList },
@@ -70,11 +76,11 @@ export default {
             recipe = await data.getRecipe(recipe.id);
 
             if (recipe.created_by) {
-                this.meal.chefs.push(recipe.created_by);
-                this.meal.consumers.push(recipe.created_by);
+                addPersonIfNotExists(this.meal.chefs, recipe.created_by);
+                addPersonIfNotExists(this.meal.consumers, recipe.created_by);
 
                 if (this.meal.cleanup.length === 0) {
-                    this.meal.cleanup.push(recipe.created_by);
+                    addPersonIfNotExists(this.meal.cleanup, recipe.created_by);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -99,11 +105,7 @@ export default {
             this.meal[list] = this.meal[list].filter(p => p.id !== person.id);
         },
         addPerson(list, person) {
-            if (this.meal[list].find(p => p.id === person.id)) {
-                return;
-            }
-            
-            this.meal[list].push(person);
+            addPersonIfNotExists(this.meal[list], person);
         },
         async saveMeal() {
             const meal = await data.saveMeal(this.meal);