diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-parents-smoke.md b/.changeset/pretty-parents-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b92c27f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-parents-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"medusa-payment-stripe": patch
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+feat(medusa-payment-stripe): Avoid unnecessary customer update if the stripe id already exists
diff --git a/packages/medusa-payment-stripe/src/helpers/stripe-base.js b/packages/medusa-payment-stripe/src/helpers/stripe-base.js
index ac3194cc01..7f5ea1a81f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-payment-stripe/src/helpers/stripe-base.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-payment-stripe/src/helpers/stripe-base.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class StripeBase extends AbstractPaymentService {
 
     return {
       session_data,
-      update_requests: {
+      update_requests: customer?.metadata?.stripe_id ? undefined : {
         customer_metadata: {
           stripe_id: intentRequest.customer
         }