diff --git a/src/scrapers/radical.js b/src/scrapers/radical.js
index f013a8a4..740b066b 100755
--- a/src/scrapers/radical.js
+++ b/src/scrapers/radical.js
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@ async function fetchUpcoming(channel, _page, { parameters }) {
 	return res.status;
 }
 
-async function fetchScene(url, channel, _baseScene, { parameters }) {
+async function fetchScene(url, channel, baseScene, { parameters }) {
+	if (baseScene.entryId) {
+		// identical data
+		return baseScene;
+	}
+
 	const slug = new URL(url).pathname.split('/').at(-1);
 	const endpoint = await fetchEndpoint(channel);
 	const res = await http.get(`${channel.url}/_next/data/${endpoint}/${parameters.videos || 'videos'}/${slug}.json?slug=${slug}`);