diff --git a/src/notification_triggered/src/main.rs b/src/notification_triggered/src/main.rs
index 65346e2..444594e 100644
--- a/src/notification_triggered/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/notification_triggered/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use shared::types::{AsyncLambdaPayload, KudosIssue, Res};
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use sqlx::Row;
 use std::env;
-use std::fmt::format;
 
 /*
 Receives issue details as payload
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ async fn function_handler(event: LambdaEvent<AsyncLambdaPayload>) -> Result<Res,
 
         sqlx::query(
         r#"
-        INSERT INTO issues (number, title, labels, repository_id, issue_created_at, issue_closed_at, assignee_id, open, certified, description)
-        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10)
+        INSERT INTO issues (number, title, labels, repository_id, issue_created_at, issue_closed_at, assignee_id, open, description)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)
         ON CONFLICT (repository_id, number)
         DO UPDATE SET
             title = EXCLUDED.title,
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ async fn function_handler(event: LambdaEvent<AsyncLambdaPayload>) -> Result<Res,
             issue_closed_at = EXCLUDED.issue_closed_at,
             assignee_id = EXCLUDED.assignee_id,
             open = EXCLUDED.open,
-            certified = EXCLUDED.certified,
             description = EXCLUDED.description
         "#
         )
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ async fn function_handler(event: LambdaEvent<AsyncLambdaPayload>) -> Result<Res,
                         None
                     })
         .bind(&kudos_issue.issue_closed_at.is_none())
-        .bind(&kudos_issue.certified)
         .bind(&kudos_issue.description)
         .execute(&mut *tx).await?;
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/src/functions.rs b/src/shared/src/functions.rs
index 5a75ac7..d362228 100644
--- a/src/shared/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/shared/src/functions.rs
@@ -180,24 +180,23 @@ pub async fn import_repositories(
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(i, _)| {
                 format!(
-                    "(${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${})",
-                    i * 10 + 1,
-                    i * 10 + 2,
-                    i * 10 + 3,
-                    i * 10 + 4,
-                    i * 10 + 5,
-                    i * 10 + 6,
-                    i * 10 + 7,
-                    i * 10 + 8,
-                    i * 10 + 9,
-                    i * 10 + 10,
+                    "(${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${}, ${})",
+                    i * 9 + 1,
+                    i * 9 + 2,
+                    i * 9 + 3,
+                    i * 9 + 4,
+                    i * 9 + 5,
+                    i * 9 + 6,
+                    i * 9 + 7,
+                    i * 9 + 8,
+                    i * 9 + 9,
                 )
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             .join(", ");
 
         let query_string = format!(
-            "INSERT INTO issues (number, title, labels, repository_id, issue_created_at, issue_closed_at, open, assignee_id, certified, description) VALUES {}",
+            "INSERT INTO issues (number, title, labels, repository_id, issue_created_at, issue_closed_at, open, assignee_id, description) VALUES {}",
             placeholders
         );
 
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ pub async fn import_repositories(
                 } else {
                     None
                 })
-                .bind(issue.certified)
                 .bind(issue.description)
         }
 
@@ -230,6 +228,17 @@ pub async fn import_repositories(
 
         total_issues_imported += issues_inserted_count;
     }
+
+    sqlx::query(
+        r#"
+        UPDATE issues
+        SET certified = true
+        WHERE certified = false AND 'kudos' = ANY(labels)
+        "#,
+    )
+    .execute(&mut **tx)
+    .await?;
+
     Ok(total_issues_imported)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/src/types.rs b/src/shared/src/types.rs
index 98ea6fe..8a26abe 100644
--- a/src/shared/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/shared/src/types.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct KudosIssue {
     pub issue_closed_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
     pub creator: String,
     pub assignee: Option<String>,
-    pub certified: bool,
+    // pub certified: bool,
     pub labels: Vec<String>,
     pub description: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl From<Issue> for KudosIssue {
             issue_closed_at: value.closed_at,
             creator: value.user.login,
             assignee: value.assignee.map(|assignee| assignee.login),
-            certified: labels.contains(&String::from("kudos")),
+            // certified: labels.contains(&String::from("kudos")),
             labels,
             description: value.body,
         }