diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy/GalaxyDriver.cs b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy/GalaxyDriver.cs
index f7a7efbd..c1ab307c 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy/GalaxyDriver.cs
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy/GalaxyDriver.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ public sealed class GalaxyDriver
         _subscriber = new TracedGalaxySubscriber(
             new GatewayGalaxySubscriber(_ownedMxSession), _options.MxAccess.ClientName);
         _dataWriter = new TracedGalaxyDataWriter(
-            new GatewayGalaxyDataWriter(_ownedMxSession, _options.MxAccess.WriteUserId, _logger),
+            // Let the writer borrow live MXAccess item handles the subscription registry already
+            // holds, so the first write to an already-subscribed tag skips a redundant AddItem.
+            new GatewayGalaxyDataWriter(
+                _ownedMxSession, _options.MxAccess.WriteUserId, _logger,
+                _subscriptions.TryResolveItemHandle),
             _options.MxAccess.ClientName);
 
         _supervisor = new ReconnectSupervisor(