diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index a4392d52e..158adacca 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ export type HomeItem = {
   likeCount?: Maybe<Scalars['Int']>;
   previewContent?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   saveCount?: Maybe<Scalars['Int']>;
-  score: Scalars['Float'];
+  score?: Maybe<Scalars['Float']>;
   seen_at?: Maybe<Scalars['Date']>;
   slug?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   source?: Maybe<HomeItemSource>;
@@ -6103,7 +6103,7 @@ export type HomeItemResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends
   likeCount?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Int']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   previewContent?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   saveCount?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Int']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
-  score?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Float'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  score?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Float']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   seen_at?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Date']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   slug?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   source?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['HomeItemSource']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index 1642622d7..18a8fca83 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ type HomeItem {
   likeCount: Int
   previewContent: String
   saveCount: Int
-  score: Float!
+  score: Float
   seen_at: Date
   slug: String
   source: HomeItemSource
diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
index 64ab91ff1..a4fa33796 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ const rankCandidates = async (
   userId: string,
   candidates: Array<Candidate>
 ): Promise<Array<Candidate>> => {
+  if (candidates.length <= 10) {
+    logger.info('Not enough candidates to rank')
+    return candidates
+  }
+
   const unscoredCandidates = candidates.filter((item) => item.score === 0)
 
   const data = {
@@ -396,8 +401,8 @@ export const updateHome = async (data: UpdateHomeJobData) => {
     message: `Found ${candidates.length} candidates`,
   })
 
-  if (candidates.length <= 10) {
-    logger.info('Not enough candidates found')
+  if (candidates.length === 0) {
+    logger.info('No candidates found')
     return
   }
 
@@ -405,10 +410,6 @@ export const updateHome = async (data: UpdateHomeJobData) => {
 
   logger.profile('ranking')
   const rankedCandidates = await rankCandidates(userId, candidates)
-  if (rankedCandidates.length === 0) {
-    logger.info('No candidates found')
-    return
-  }
   logger.profile('ranking', {
     level: 'info',
     message: `Ranked ${rankedCandidates.length} candidates`,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index 2e51e3b00..329961d37 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     canShare: Boolean
     canArchive: Boolean
     canDelete: Boolean
-    score: Float!
+    score: Float
   }
 
   type HomeSection {