diff --git a/caliGraph.py b/caliGraph.py
index 31cb904..9719a69 100755
--- a/caliGraph.py
+++ b/caliGraph.py
@@ -946,6 +946,9 @@ def cliInterface():
     G, books = buildFullGraph(darkMode=args.dark_mode)
     mu, std = genScores(G, books)
 
+    if not args.keep_whitepapers:
+        removeWhitepapers(G)
+
     if args.cmd=="recommend":
         if args.tag_based:
             if args.recommender_based:
@@ -972,8 +975,6 @@ def cliInterface():
         removeRead(G)
     elif args.remove_unread:
         removeUnread(G)
-    if not args.keep_whitepapers:
-        removeWhitepapers(G)
 
     removeDangling(G, alsoBooks=True)