diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
index a3be248a0..25f10dd94 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { sendMulticastPushNotifications } from '../../utils/sendNotification'
 
 export type CreateDigestJobSchedule = 'daily' | 'weekly'
 
-export interface CreateDigestJobData {
+export interface CreateDigestData {
   id: string
   userId: string
   voices?: string[]
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ const generateByline = (summaries: RankedItem[]): string =>
     .map((item) => item.libraryItem.author)
     .join(', ')
 
-export const createDigestJob = async (jobData: CreateDigestJobData) => {
+export const createDigest = async (jobData: CreateDigestData) => {
   try {
     digestDefinition = await fetchDigestDefinition()
 
@@ -451,12 +451,17 @@ export const createDigestJob = async (jobData: CreateDigestJobData) => {
       })
     }
 
-    const userProfile = await findOrCreateUserProfile(jobData.userId)
-    const rankedCandidates = await rankCandidates(candidates, userProfile)
-    const { finalSelections, rankedTopics } =
-      chooseRankedSelections(rankedCandidates)
+    // const userProfile = await findOrCreateUserProfile(jobData.userId)
+    // const rankedCandidates = await rankCandidates(candidates, userProfile)
+    // const { finalSelections, rankedTopics } =
+    //   chooseRankedSelections(rankedCandidates)
 
-    const summaries = await summarizeItems(finalSelections)
+    const selections = candidates.map((item) => ({
+      topic: '',
+      libraryItem: item,
+      summary: '',
+    }))
+    const summaries = await summarizeItems(selections)
 
     const filteredSummaries = filterSummaries(summaries)
 
@@ -480,7 +485,8 @@ export const createDigestJob = async (jobData: CreateDigestJobData) => {
         wordCount: speechFiles[index].wordCount,
       })),
       createdAt: new Date(),
-      description: generateDescription(summaries, rankedTopics),
+      description: '',
+      // description: generateDescription(summaries, rankedTopics),
       byline: generateByline(summaries),
       urlsToAudio: [],
     }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
index 89448b96f..2d0bf5881 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { appDataSource } from './data_source'
 import { env } from './env'
 import { TaskState } from './generated/graphql'
 import { aiSummarize, AI_SUMMARIZE_JOB_NAME } from './jobs/ai-summarize'
-import { createDigestJob, CREATE_DIGEST_JOB } from './jobs/ai/create_digest'
+import { createDigest, CREATE_DIGEST_JOB } from './jobs/ai/create_digest'
 import { bulkAction, BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME } from './jobs/bulk_action'
 import { callWebhook, CALL_WEBHOOK_JOB_NAME } from './jobs/call_webhook'
 import {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const createWorker = (connection: ConnectionOptions) =>
         case FORWARD_EMAIL_JOB:
           return forwardEmailJob(job.data)
         case CREATE_DIGEST_JOB:
-          return createDigestJob(job.data)
+          return createDigest(job.data)
         default:
           logger.warning(`[queue-processor] unhandled job: ${job.name}`)
       }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
index a8c6e2fb1..2383df98c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { AISummarizeJobData, AI_SUMMARIZE_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/ai-summarize'
 import {
-  CreateDigestJobData,
+  CreateDigestData,
   CreateDigestJobResponse,
   CreateDigestJobSchedule,
   CREATE_DIGEST_JOB,
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ export const enqueueSendEmail = async (jobData: SendEmailJobData) => {
 }
 
 export const enqueueCreateDigest = async (
-  data: CreateDigestJobData,
+  data: CreateDigestData,
   schedule?: CreateDigestJobSchedule
 ): Promise<CreateDigestJobResponse> => {
   const queue = await getBackendQueue()