diff --git a/connector_importer/components/odoorecord.py b/connector_importer/components/odoorecord.py
index 5cf255e5..c6ada00e 100644
--- a/connector_importer/components/odoorecord.py
+++ b/connector_importer/components/odoorecord.py
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ def _odoo_write_purge_values(self, odoo_record, values):
         # remove fields having the same value
         field_names = tuple(values.keys())
         if self.work.options.record_handler.skip_fields_unchanged:
-            current_values = odoo_record.read(field_names, load="_classic_write")
+            current_values = odoo_record.read(field_names, load="_classic_write")[0]
+            current_values.pop("id")
             for k, v in current_values.items():
-                if values[k] != v:
+                # FIXME: New value can be "1" and existing 1. Needs field conversion
+                if values[k] == v:
                     values.pop(k)
diff --git a/connector_importer/tests/test_record_handler.py b/connector_importer/tests/test_record_handler.py
index e35f7824..ac787bcc 100644
--- a/connector_importer/tests/test_record_handler.py
+++ b/connector_importer/tests/test_record_handler.py
@@ -71,3 +71,31 @@ def test_find_domain(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             domain, [("name", "=", values["name"]), ("age", "=", values["age"])]
         )
+
+    def test_odoo_write_purge_values(self):
+        handler = self._get_handler()
+
+        rec = self.env.ref("base.partner_admin")
+
+        new_credit = rec.credit_limit + 1
+        vals = {"name": rec.name, "credit_limit": new_credit, "bad_key": 1}
+
+        vals_copy = vals.copy()
+        handler._odoo_write_purge_values(rec, vals_copy)
+        # Only key bad_key must have been removed
+        self.assertEqual(vals_copy, {"name": rec.name, "credit_limit": new_credit})
+
+        handler.work.options["record_handler"] = {
+            "skip_fields_unchanged": True,
+        }
+        vals_copy = vals.copy()
+        handler._odoo_write_purge_values(rec, vals_copy)
+        # name is the same as the existing value, must have been removed
+        self.assertEqual(vals_copy, {"credit_limit": new_credit})
+
+        vals["credit_limit"] = str(rec.credit_limit)
+        vals_copy = vals.copy()
+        handler._odoo_write_purge_values(rec, vals_copy)
+        # Values are not converted to the field type when used for comparing, they
+        # must not be removed
+        self.assertEqual(vals_copy, {"credit_limit": str(rec.credit_limit)})