diff --git a/fetch_bib.py b/fetch_bib.py
index d017235..86abff9 100644
--- a/fetch_bib.py
+++ b/fetch_bib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import pathlib, re, frontmatter, markdown, citeproc, json
+import argparse, pathlib, re, frontmatter, markdown, citeproc, json
 from pyzotero import zotero
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
 import utils
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ def format_filename_title(data_csl:dict, bib_entry:str):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
+	p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Fetch zotero bibliography")
+	p.add_argument("--interactive", default=False, action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, help="make interactive")
+	args = p.parse_args()
+
 	conf = utils.load_conf()
 
 	z = zotero.Zotero(conf['zotero_group_id'], conf['zotero_lib_type'], conf['zotero_api_key'])
@@ -125,8 +129,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 				## selective update
 				new = format_reading(title=title, desc=bib_entry)
 
-				updated = update_reading(prev, new)
-				utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(updated), overwrite=True)
+				if(args.interactive):
+					updated = update_reading(prev, new)
+					utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(updated), overwrite=True)
+				else:
+					utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(new), overwrite=True)
 
 				print(f"reading {e} updated")
 
diff --git a/fetch_ics.py b/fetch_ics.py
index 187fa78..848860b 100644
--- a/fetch_ics.py
+++ b/fetch_ics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import pathlib, ics, requests, arrow, frontmatter
+import argparse, pathlib, ics, requests, arrow, frontmatter
 import utils
 
 DFMT = "YYYY-MM-DD"
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def format_event(title:str, date:str, location:str, desc:str):
 def compare_events(path:pathlib.PosixPath, title:str, date:str, location:str, desc:str):
 	p = frontmatter.load(path)
 	pd = p.to_dict()
-	pd['content'] = pd['content'].strip()
-	return p, (pd == {'title': title, 'date': date, 'location': location, 'type': 'event', 'content': desc.strip()})
+	pd['content'] = pd['content'].strip() if pd['content'] else ''
+	return p, (pd == {'title': title, 'date': date, 'location': location, 'type': 'event', 'content': desc.strip() if desc else ''})
 
 def update_event(previous:frontmatter.Post, new:frontmatter.Post):
 	keys = set(previous.keys()).union(set(new.keys()))
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def read_date(p:frontmatter.Post):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
+	p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Fetch ICS calendar")
+	p.add_argument("--interactive", default=False, action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, help="make interactive")
+	args = p.parse_args()
+
 	conf = utils.load_conf()
 
 	req = requests.get(conf['ics_url']).text
@@ -61,7 +65,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		name = e.name.replace(' ', '-')
 		fm_date = e.begin.format(DFMT)
 		fm_date_interval = f"{e.begin.format(DHFMT)}-{e.end.format(HFMT)}"
-		filename = f'{fm_date}-{name}.md'
+		# filename = f'{fm_date}-{name}.md'
+		filename = e.uid + '.md'
 		filepath = pathlib.Path(conf['content']) / 'events' / filename
 
 		if not filepath.exists():
@@ -80,8 +85,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 			## selective update
 			new = format_event(title=e.name, date=fm_date_interval, location=e.location, desc=e.description)
 
-			updated = update_event(prev, new)
-			utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(updated), overwrite=True)
+			if(args.interactive):
+				updated = update_event(prev, new)
+				utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(updated), overwrite=True)
+			else:
+				utils.save_file(filepath, frontmatter.dumps(new), overwrite=True)
 
 			print(f"event {e.name} updated")