diff --git a/plextraktsync/plex/PlexApi.py b/plextraktsync/plex/PlexApi.py
index 0d484f5866..e0224fc6b6 100644
--- a/plextraktsync/plex/PlexApi.py
+++ b/plextraktsync/plex/PlexApi.py
@@ -146,16 +146,6 @@ def ratings(self):
     def rate(self, m: PlexMedia, rating: int | float | None):
         m.rate(rating)
 
-    def update_playlist(self, name: str, items: list[PlexMedia], description=None) -> bool:
-        """
-        Updates playlist (creates if name missing) replacing contents with items[]
-        """
-        from plextraktsync.plex.PlexPlaylist import PlexPlaylist
-
-        playlist = PlexPlaylist(self.server, name)
-
-        return playlist.update(items, description)
-
     @flatten_list
     def history(self, m, device=False, account=False):
         try:
diff --git a/plextraktsync/plex/PlexPlaylist.py b/plextraktsync/plex/PlexPlaylist.py
index 4c732d9aab..fbe1331914 100644
--- a/plextraktsync/plex/PlexPlaylist.py
+++ b/plextraktsync/plex/PlexPlaylist.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def items(self) -> dict[int, PlexMedia]:
         for m in self.playlist.items():
             yield m.ratingKey, m
 
-    def update(self, items: list[PlexMedia], description=None) -> bool:
+    def update(self, items: list[PlexMedia], description=None, section=None) -> bool:
         """
         Updates playlist (creates if name missing) replacing contents with items[]
         """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def update(self, items: list[PlexMedia], description=None) -> bool:
             # Force reload
             del self.__dict__["playlist"]
             del self.__dict__["items"]
-            playlist = self.server.createPlaylist(self.name, items=items)
+            playlist = self.server.createPlaylist(self.name, items=items, smart=True, section=section)
             self.logger.info(f"Created plex playlist {self.title_link} with {len(items)} items", extra={"markup": True})
 
         # Skip if playlist could not be made/retrieved
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ def update(self, items: list[PlexMedia], description=None) -> bool:
         if self.same_list(items, playlist.items()):
             return updated
 
-        playlist.removeItems(playlist.items())
+        if playlist.items():
+            print(self.name, len(playlist.items()))
+            playlist.removeItems(playlist.items())
         playlist.addItems(items)
         self.logger.debug(f"Updated '{self.name}' items")
 
diff --git a/plextraktsync/sync/Sync.py b/plextraktsync/sync/Sync.py
index 7d341577d4..6b68a85aa7 100644
--- a/plextraktsync/sync/Sync.py
+++ b/plextraktsync/sync/Sync.py
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ def sync(self, walker: Walker, dry_run=False):
                 self.logger.warning("Running partial library sync. Liked lists won't update because it needs full library sync.")
             else:
                 if not dry_run:
+                    section = self.plex.library_sections[1]
+                    print("section:", section)
                     with measure_time("Updated liked list"):
-                        trakt_lists.sync()
+                        trakt_lists.sync(section=section.section)
 
         if walker.config.walk_watchlist and self.sync_wl:
             with measure_time("Updated watchlist"):
diff --git a/plextraktsync/trakt/TraktUserListCollection.py b/plextraktsync/trakt/TraktUserListCollection.py
index ba21a80b86..4ec4dbf588 100644
--- a/plextraktsync/trakt/TraktUserListCollection.py
+++ b/plextraktsync/trakt/TraktUserListCollection.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def add_list(self, list_id: int, list_name: str):
         self.append(tl)
         return tl
 
-    def sync(self):
+    def sync(self, section=None):
         for tl in self:
-            updated = tl.plex_list.update(tl.plex_items_sorted)
+            updated = tl.plex_list.update(tl.plex_items_sorted, section=section)
             if not updated:
                 continue
             self.logger.info(f"Plex list {tl.title_link} ({len(tl.plex_items)} items) updated", extra={"markup": True})