diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e239d4535e..430fe2583a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: process
+        run: make process
       - name: build
         run: make build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 966acb381d..830d12b66b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash
 install:
 	python3 -m venv .venv
 	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	pip3 install wheel && \
 	pip3 install --force git+https://github.com/nodiscc/hecat.git@hecat-process
 
 .PHONY: import # import data from original list at https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@ import: install
 	rm -rf tags/ software/ platforms/
 	mkdir -p tags/ software/ platforms/
 	source .venv/bin/activate && \
-	hecat import --source-file awesome-selfhosted/README.md --output-directory ./
+	hecat import --source-file awesome-selfhosted/README.md --output-directory ./ --options=gh-metadata-only-missing
 
 .PHONY: process # apply automatic processing (gather github metadata)
 process: install
 	source .venv/bin/activate && \
-	hecat process --processors github_metadata --source-directory ./
+	hecat process --processors github_metadata --source-directory ./ --options=gh-metadata-only-missing
 
 .PHONY: build # build markdown singlepage document from yaml data
 build: install