diff --git a/src/features/ci-cd/hooks/service-installs.ts b/src/features/ci-cd/hooks/service-installs.ts
index 4a4b57848..27f4a1d8d 100644
--- a/src/features/ci-cd/hooks/service-installs.ts
+++ b/src/features/ci-cd/hooks/service-installs.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,14 @@ hooks.addPureHook('PATCH', 'resin', 'device', {
 		}
 		const newAppId = request.values.belongs_to__application;
 		if (newAppId != null) {
+			// We could also have an optimization for the case that `values.is_pinned_on__release != null`
+			// to make the part that finds the target release faster, but chose to keep this simpler since:
+			// a) We expect that in the majority of device move requests users will not be also be pinning
+			//    the device at the same time.
+			// b) Only the sync approach would benefit from it, since creating the service installs via tasks
+			//    (which is going to be the default), only accepts the deviceIds as a parameter,
 			await createAppServiceInstalls(api, newAppId, affectedIds, tx);
+			return;
 		}
 		if (request.values.is_pinned_on__release !== undefined) {
 			// If the device was preloaded, and then pinned, service_installs do not exist