diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_update.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_update.yml
index 3dcfeff36a..65ea73652e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_update.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          import csv, datetime, glob, os, random, re, subprocess, sys
+          import csv, datetime, glob, os, re, subprocess, sys
 
           MAX_IN_RUN = 3
           STALE_DAYS = 5
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ jobs:
           if regenerated:
             subprocess.run('git add *.md _data/locations/*.yml rank_only/*.json && git commit -am "regenerate location pages"', shell=True, check=True)
 
-          random.shuffle(to_process) # in case we're getting failures for a specific preset, this should let others move forward
           for key in to_process[0:MAX_IN_RUN]:
             print("Running: %s" % key)
             preset = flookup[key]
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 8ea1c36d69..71b96a9182 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ Pages:
 				}
 
 				previousCursor = edgeNode["cursor"].(string)
-				minFollowerCount = int(followerCount)
+				if minFollowerCount == -1 || followerCount < minFollowerCount {
+    				minFollowerCount = followerCount
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}