diff --git a/src/area/service.rs b/src/area/service.rs
index 76b80c7..8d376d0 100644
--- a/src/area/service.rs
+++ b/src/area/service.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-
 use super::Area;
 use crate::{
     area_element::model::AreaElement,
@@ -12,13 +10,13 @@ use geojson::GeoJson;
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
-pub fn insert(tags: Map<String, Value>, conn: &mut Connection) -> Result<Area> {
+pub fn insert(tags: Map<String, Value>, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Area> {
     if !tags.contains_key("geo_json") {
         return Err(Error::HttpBadRequest("geo_json tag is missing".into()));
     }
-    let sp = conn.savepoint()?;
     let url_alias = tags
         .get("url_alias")
         .ok_or(Error::HttpBadRequest(
@@ -41,15 +39,14 @@ pub fn insert(tags: Map<String, Value>, conn: &mut Connection) -> Result<Area> {
     if geo_json.is_err() {
         Err(Error::HttpConflict("Invalid geo_json".into()))?
     }
-    if Area::select_by_alias(url_alias, &sp)?.is_some() {
+    if Area::select_by_alias(url_alias, &conn)?.is_some() {
         Err(Error::HttpConflict(
             "This url_alias is already in use".into(),
         ))?
     }
-    let area = Area::insert(tags, &sp)?;
-    let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, &sp)?;
-    element::service::update_areas_tag(&area_elements, &sp)?;
-    sp.commit()?;
+    let area = Area::insert(tags, &conn)?;
+    let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, conn)?;
+    element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&area_elements, conn)?;
     Ok(area)
 }
 
@@ -64,20 +61,14 @@ pub fn patch_tag(
     patch_tags(id_or_alias, tags, conn)
 }
 
-pub fn patch_tags(
-    id_or_alias: &str,
-    tags: Map<String, Value>,
-    conn: &mut Connection,
-) -> Result<Area> {
+pub fn patch_tags(id_or_alias: &str, tags: Map<String, Value>, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Area> {
     let area = Area::select_by_id_or_alias(id_or_alias, conn)?.unwrap();
     if tags.contains_key("geo_json") {
-        let sp = conn.savepoint()?;
-        let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, &sp)?;
-        element::service::update_areas_tag(&area_elements, &sp)?;
-        let area = Area::patch_tags(area.id, tags, &sp)?;
-        let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, &sp)?;
-        element::service::update_areas_tag(&area_elements, &sp)?;
-        sp.commit()?;
+        let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, conn)?;
+        let area = Area::patch_tags(area.id, tags, conn)?;
+        element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&area_elements, conn)?;
+        let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, conn)?;
+        element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&area_elements, conn)?;
         Ok(area)
     } else {
         Ok(Area::patch_tags(area.id, tags, conn)?)
@@ -94,13 +85,11 @@ pub fn remove_tag(area_id_or_alias: &str, tag_name: &str, conn: &mut Connection)
     Ok(Area::remove_tag(area.id, tag_name, conn)?)
 }
 
-pub fn soft_delete(area_id_or_alias: &str, conn: &mut Connection) -> Result<Area> {
-    let sp = conn.savepoint()?;
-    let area = Area::select_by_id_or_alias(area_id_or_alias, &sp)?.unwrap();
-    let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, &sp)?;
-    let area = Area::set_deleted_at(area.id, Some(OffsetDateTime::now_utc()), &sp)?;
-    element::service::update_areas_tag(&area_elements, &sp)?;
-    sp.commit()?;
+pub fn soft_delete(area_id_or_alias: &str, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Area> {
+    let area = Area::select_by_id_or_alias(area_id_or_alias, conn)?.unwrap();
+    let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, conn)?;
+    let area = Area::set_deleted_at(area.id, Some(OffsetDateTime::now_utc()), conn)?;
+    element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&area_elements, conn)?;
     Ok(area)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/area_element/mod.rs b/src/area_element/mod.rs
index 65880be..908db95 100644
--- a/src/area_element/mod.rs
+++ b/src/area_element/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pub mod model;
+pub mod service;
diff --git a/src/area_element/service.rs b/src/area_element/service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e444ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/area_element/service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use super::model::AreaElement;
+use crate::{area::Area, element::Element};
+use crate::{element, Result};
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+pub struct Res {
+    pub has_changes: bool,
+}
+
+pub fn generate_areas_mapping(
+    element: &Element,
+    areas: &Vec<Area>,
+    conn: &Connection,
+) -> Result<Res> {
+    let mut has_changes = false;
+    let element_areas = element::service::find_areas(&element, &areas)?;
+    let old_mappings = AreaElement::select_by_element_id(element.id, conn)?;
+    let mut old_area_ids: Vec<i64> = old_mappings.into_iter().map(|it| it.area_id).collect();
+    let mut new_area_ids: Vec<i64> = element_areas.into_iter().map(|it| it.id).collect();
+    old_area_ids.sort();
+    new_area_ids.sort();
+    if new_area_ids != old_area_ids {
+        for old_area_id in &old_area_ids {
+            if !new_area_ids.contains(&old_area_id) {
+                AreaElement::set_deleted_at(*old_area_id, Some(OffsetDateTime::now_utc()), conn)?;
+            }
+        }
+        for new_area_id in new_area_ids {
+            if !old_area_ids.contains(&new_area_id) {
+                AreaElement::insert(new_area_id, element.id, conn)?;
+            }
+        }
+        has_changes = true;
+    }
+    Ok(Res { has_changes })
+}
diff --git a/src/command/sync.rs b/src/command/sync.rs
index 8e40a5c..74283de 100644
--- a/src/command/sync.rs
+++ b/src/command/sync.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async fn process_elements(fresh_elements: Vec<OverpassElement>, mut db: Connecti
                     }
 
                     element::service::generate_issues(vec![&updated_element], &tx)?;
-                    element::service::update_areas_tag(&vec![updated_element], &tx)?;
+                    element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&vec![updated_element], &tx)?;
                 }
 
                 if cached_element.deleted_at.is_some() {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ async fn process_elements(fresh_elements: Vec<OverpassElement>, mut db: Connecti
                 info!(category, android_icon);
 
                 element::service::generate_issues(vec![&element], &tx)?;
-                element::service::update_areas_tag(&vec![element], &tx)?;
+                element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&vec![element], &tx)?;
 
                 let message = format!("User {user_display_name} added https://www.openstreetmap.org/{element_type}/{osm_id}");
                 info!(
diff --git a/src/command/update_areas_tag.rs b/src/command/update_areas_tag.rs
index 6ef89f7..8cb5c05 100644
--- a/src/command/update_areas_tag.rs
+++ b/src/command/update_areas_tag.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ pub fn run(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
     let area = Area::select_by_id_or_alias(area_id_or_alias, &conn)?.unwrap();
     info!(area.id, area_name = area.name(), area_alias = area.alias());
     let area_elements = element::service::find_in_area(&area, &conn)?;
-    element::service::update_areas_tag(&area_elements, &conn)?;
+    element::service::generate_areas_mapping_old(&area_elements, &conn)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/element/service.rs b/src/element/service.rs
index 41aae68..d4c166e 100644
--- a/src/element/service.rs
+++ b/src/element/service.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::Element;
 use crate::area::Area;
+use crate::area_element;
 use crate::Result;
 use geo::Contains;
 use geo::LineString;
@@ -82,18 +83,15 @@ pub fn filter_by_area(all_elements: &Vec<Element>, area: &Area) -> Result<Vec<El
     Ok(area_elements)
 }
 
-pub fn update_areas_tag(elements: &Vec<Element>, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Vec<Element>> {
+pub fn generate_areas_mapping_old(
+    elements: &Vec<Element>,
+    conn: &Connection,
+) -> Result<Vec<Element>> {
     let mut res: Vec<Element> = vec![];
-
-    let all_areas: Vec<Area> = Area::select_all(None, &conn)?
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter(|it| it.deleted_at == None)
-        .collect();
-
+    let all_areas: Vec<Area> = Area::select_all(None, &conn)?;
     for element in elements {
         let element_areas = find_areas(element, &all_areas)?;
         let element_areas = areas_to_areas_tag(element_areas);
-
         let element = if element.tag("areas") != &element_areas {
             info!(
                 element = element.id,
@@ -106,10 +104,9 @@ pub fn update_areas_tag(elements: &Vec<Element>, conn: &Connection) -> Result<Ve
             info!(element = element.id, "No changes, skipping update");
             element.clone()
         };
-
+        area_element::service::generate_areas_mapping(&element, &all_areas, conn)?;
         res.push(element);
     }
-
     Ok(res)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/generate_areas_elements_mapping.rs b/src/rpc/generate_areas_elements_mapping.rs
index 0b0d3bf..a575ffb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/generate_areas_elements_mapping.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/generate_areas_elements_mapping.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{
     area::Area,
-    area_element::model::AreaElement,
+    area_element::{self},
     auth::Token,
     discord,
-    element::{self, Element},
+    element::Element,
     Result,
 };
 use deadpool_sqlite::Pool;
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tracing::info;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -64,31 +63,9 @@ fn generate_areas_elements_mapping(
             break;
         }
         let element = element.unwrap();
-        let element_areas = element::service::find_areas(&element, &areas)?;
-        let old_mappings = AreaElement::select_by_element_id(element_id, conn)?;
-        let mut old_area_ids: Vec<i64> = old_mappings.into_iter().map(|it| it.area_id).collect();
-        let mut new_area_ids: Vec<i64> = element_areas.into_iter().map(|it| it.id).collect();
-        old_area_ids.sort();
-        new_area_ids.sort();
-        let sp = conn.savepoint()?;
-        if new_area_ids != old_area_ids {
-            for old_area_id in &old_area_ids {
-                if !new_area_ids.contains(&old_area_id) {
-                    AreaElement::set_deleted_at(
-                        *old_area_id,
-                        Some(OffsetDateTime::now_utc()),
-                        &sp,
-                    )?;
-                }
-            }
-            for new_area_id in new_area_ids {
-                if !old_area_ids.contains(&new_area_id) {
-                    AreaElement::insert(new_area_id, element_id, &sp)?;
-                }
-            }
+        if area_element::service::generate_areas_mapping(&element, &areas, conn)?.has_changes {
             elements_affected += 1;
         }
-        sp.commit()?;
         elements_processed += 1;
     }
     Ok(Res {