diff --git a/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Runtime/Utils/LeaderboardEntriesManager.cs b/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Runtime/Utils/LeaderboardEntriesManager.cs
index a086cfa..5acadd8 100644
--- a/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Runtime/Utils/LeaderboardEntriesManager.cs	
+++ b/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Runtime/Utils/LeaderboardEntriesManager.cs	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace TaloGameServices
 {
     public class LeaderboardEntriesManager
     {
-        private Dictionary<string, List<LeaderboardEntry>> _currentEntries = new Dictionary<string, List<LeaderboardEntry>>();
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, List<LeaderboardEntry>> _currentEntries = new();
 
         public List<LeaderboardEntry> GetEntries(string internalName)
         {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public List<LeaderboardEntry> GetEntries(string internalName)
             return _currentEntries[internalName];
         }
 
-        public void UpsertEntry(string internalName, LeaderboardEntry entry, bool bumpPositions = false)
+        public void UpsertEntry(string internalName, LeaderboardEntry upsertEntry, bool bumpPositions = false)
         {
             if (!_currentEntries.ContainsKey(internalName))
             {
@@ -26,18 +26,23 @@ public void UpsertEntry(string internalName, LeaderboardEntry entry, bool bumpPo
             var entries = _currentEntries[internalName];
             
             // ensure there isn't an existing entry
-            entries.RemoveAll((e) => e.id == entry.id);
+            entries.RemoveAll((e) => e.id == upsertEntry.id);
             
-            int insertPosition = FindInsertPosition(entries, entry);
-            entries.Insert(insertPosition, entry);
+            int insertPosition = FindInsertPosition(entries, upsertEntry);
+            entries.Insert(insertPosition, upsertEntry);
 
             if (bumpPositions)
             {
-                foreach (var e in entries)
+                // find any collisions and bump any subsequent entries down by 1
+                int collisionIndex = entries.FindIndex((e) => e.id != upsertEntry.id && e.position == upsertEntry.position);
+                if (collisionIndex != -1)
                 {
-                    if (e.id != entry.id && e.position >= entry.position)
+                    for (int i = collisionIndex; i < entries.Count; i++)
                     {
-                        e.position += 1;
+                        if (entries[i].id != upsertEntry.id)
+                        {
+                            entries[i].position += 1;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Tests/LeaderboardsAPI/LeaderboardEntriesManagerTests.cs b/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Tests/LeaderboardsAPI/LeaderboardEntriesManagerTests.cs
index 4fff1e0..72faed1 100644
--- a/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Tests/LeaderboardsAPI/LeaderboardEntriesManagerTests.cs	
+++ b/Assets/Talo Game Services/Talo/Tests/LeaderboardsAPI/LeaderboardEntriesManagerTests.cs	
@@ -191,6 +191,35 @@ public void UpsertEntry_BumpPositions_OnlyBumpsAffectedEntries()
             Assert.AreEqual(3, entries[3].position); // bumped from 2 to 3
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void UpsertEntry_BumpPositions_DoesNotBumpWhenPlayerImprovesButKeepsSamePosition()
+        {
+            var entry1 = new LeaderboardEntry { id = 1, score = 100f, position = 0, leaderboardSortMode = "desc" };
+            var entry2 = new LeaderboardEntry { id = 2, score = 80f, position = 1, leaderboardSortMode = "desc" };
+            var entry3 = new LeaderboardEntry { id = 3, score = 60f, position = 2, leaderboardSortMode = "desc" };
+
+            manager.UpsertEntry("test", entry1);
+            manager.UpsertEntry("test", entry2);
+            manager.UpsertEntry("test", entry3);
+
+            // entry1 improves their score but stays at position 0 - no one should be bumped
+            var updatedEntry1 = new LeaderboardEntry { id = 1, score = 110f, position = 0, leaderboardSortMode = "desc" };
+            manager.UpsertEntry("test", updatedEntry1, bumpPositions: true);
+
+            var entries = manager.GetEntries("test");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(3, entries.Count);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, entries[0].id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, entries[0].position); // still first
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, entries[1].id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, entries[1].position); // unchanged
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(3, entries[2].id);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, entries[2].position); // unchanged
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void UpsertEntry_NoBumpPositions_PreservesExistingPositions()
         {