diff --git a/src/scan.ts b/src/scan.ts
index 94328845..bc1ba4e6 100644
--- a/src/scan.ts
+++ b/src/scan.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ export class ImageRepositoryScanner implements Lifecycle {
   private async addNewFile(filename: string) {
     logger.debug(`adding new image ${filename}`);
     const metadata = await this.getFileMetadata(filename);
-    const newImage = new Image({ filename, ...metadata });
+    const newImage = new Image({
+      filename,
+      ...metadata,
+    });
     logger.trace(newImage, "image data");
     await newImage.save();
   }
diff --git a/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.test.ts b/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.test.ts
index 0d3b29b5..eefb8993 100644
--- a/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.test.ts
+++ b/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.test.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ describe("updateFileMetadata", () => {
     const goodImageId = await getGoodImageId();
     const image = await Image.findById(goodImageId);
     expect(image).toBeDefined();
-
-    expect(image?.description_from_exif).toBe(true);
     if (!image) throw new Error("image is undefined");
+    expect(image.description).toBe("blarg");
+    expect(image.description_from_exif).toBe(true);
 
     image.description_from_exif = false;
     await image.save();
diff --git a/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.ts b/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.ts
index 8dcd5e9a..11b2cf24 100644
--- a/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.ts
+++ b/src/tools/updatefilemetadata.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ export const updateFileMetadata = async (fs: FilesystemRepository) => {
   const limit = pLimit(4);
 
   const promises = images
-    .filter((image) => image.deleted === false)
+    .filter((image) => !image.deleted)
+    .filter((image) => !image.description_from_exif)
     .filter((image) => image.description != null && image.description !== "")
     .map((image) =>
       limit(async () => {
         const base = image.filename;
-        logger.info(`Updating description for ${base}`);
+        console.log(`Updating description for ${base}`);
         const retval = await fs.updateImageDescription(
           base,
           image.description ?? "",
diff --git a/test_resources/test_DSC_7020.jpg b/test_resources/test_DSC_7020.jpg
index b7dec568..96dc7722 100644
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