diff --git a/start.mjs b/start.mjs
index 420e524..8c6a3ed 100644
--- a/start.mjs
+++ b/start.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import checkAndPublish from './checkAndPublish.mjs';
 
 export default function start(){
     logger.trace("start() called")
+    checkAndPublish()
     cron.schedule('* * * * *', () => {
         checkAndPublish()
         logger.trace('one-minute cron call');