diff --git a/addons/website/tests/test_assets.py b/addons/website/tests/test_assets.py
index e115d7a7325..a3501886c4b 100644
--- a/addons/website/tests/test_assets.py
+++ b/addons/website/tests/test_assets.py
@@ -252,7 +252,12 @@ class TestWebAssets(odoo.tests.HttpCase):
         )
 
         # generate base assets
-        self.assertEqual(self.url_open(base_url, allow_redirects=False).status_code, 200)
+        with self.assertLogs() as logs:
+            self.assertEqual(self.url_open(base_url, allow_redirects=False).status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            f'Found a similar attachment for /web/assets/{unique}/web.assets_frontend.min.js, copying from /web/assets/{website_id}/{unique}/web.assets_frontend.min.js',
+            logs.records[0].message,
+            'The attachment was expected to be linked to an existing one')
         self.assertEqual(
             self.env['ir.attachment'].search([('url', '=like', '%web.assets_frontend.min.js')]).mapped('url'),
             [base_url_versioned, website_url_versioned],
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/assetsbundle.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/assetsbundle.py
index a86ebe167c8..9f02d9e62cd 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/assetsbundle.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/assetsbundle.py
@@ -240,18 +240,14 @@ class AssetsBundle(object):
             fallback_url_pattern = self.get_asset_url(
                 unique=unique,
                 extension=extension,
+                ignore_params=True,
             )
-
             self.env.cr.execute(query, [SUPERUSER_ID, fallback_url_pattern])
             similar_attachment_ids = [r[0] for r in self.env.cr.fetchall()]
             if similar_attachment_ids:
                 similar = self.env['ir.attachment'].sudo().browse(similar_attachment_ids)
                 _logger.info('Found a similar attachment for %s, copying from %s', url_pattern, similar.url)
-                url = self.get_asset_url(
-                    unique=unique,
-                    extension=extension,
-                    ignore_params=True,
-                )
+                url = url_pattern
                 values = {
                     'name': similar.name,
                     'mimetype': similar.mimetype,
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ class AssetsBundle(object):
                 }
                 attachment = self.env['ir.attachment'].with_user(SUPERUSER_ID).create(values)
                 attachment_id = attachment.id
-                self.clean_attachments(extension)
+                self._clean_attachments(extension, url)
 
         return self.env['ir.attachment'].sudo().browse(attachment_id)