diff --git a/publishconf.py b/publishconf.py
index e07f014..89513bc 100644
--- a/publishconf.py
+++ b/publishconf.py
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ DELETE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = True
 
 # get event list from calendar(s)
 sys.path.append(os.curdir + "/utils")
-import refresh_events
+from refresh_events import refresh_events as r_events
+r_events()
diff --git a/utils/refresh_events.py b/utils/refresh_events.py
index 7048ae8..ec86329 100755
--- a/utils/refresh_events.py
+++ b/utils/refresh_events.py
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import os, os.path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
-# find out where events.ini lives; that's the project root dir 
+# find out where events.ini lives; that's the project root dir
 # check current working directory
 if os.path.isfile(os.getcwd() + '/events.ini'):
   project_root = os.getcwd()
-# check this script's location dir 
+# check this script's location dir
 elif os.path.isfile(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/events.ini'):
   project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-# check parent dir of this script's dir   
+# check parent dir of this script's dir  
 elif os.path.isfile(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/../events.ini'):
   project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/..'
 # OK no luck
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ cal_category = "Veranstaltung"
 result_file = project_root + '/content/pages/termine.md'
 # List of icalendar properties that will be passed on to Pelican. At this time, all properties are used except those regarding alarms.
 cal_properties = [ # taken from ical specification
-  # descriptive  
+  # descriptive
   "attach", "categories", "class", "comment", "description", "geo", "location", "percent-complete", "priority", "resources", "status", "summary",
   # date and time
   "completed", "dtend", "due", "dtstart", "duration", "freebusy", "transp", 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def handleAttachments(events: list) -> list:
       parsed_url = urlparse(attachment)
       isImage = True if parsed_url.path.split(".")[-1] in image_suffixes else False
 #      print(f"attachment is {attachment}, parsed_url is {parsed_url} and isImage is {isImage}") #DEBUG
-  
+
       # handle image link
       if isImage:
         # make internal link relative to "/termine"
@@ -153,67 +153,72 @@ def handleAttachments(events: list) -> list:
 #    print(event) #DEBUG
   return events
 
-# create vobject calendar
-vcal = vobject.newFromBehavior("vcalendar")
 
-# establish connection to caldav server 
-with caldav.DAVClient(url=server_url, username=cal_user, password=cal_pass) as dav_client:
-  # establish connection to calendar
-  dav_cal = dav_client.calendar(url=cal_url)
+def refresh_events():
+  # create vobject calendar
+  vcal = vobject.newFromBehavior("vcalendar")
 
-  # put all events from caldav calendar into vobject calendar
-  for e in dav_cal.events():
-    for ev in e.instance.contents["vevent"]:
-      vcal.add(ev)
-  
-# we only want events belonging to a specific category 
-events = [e for e in vcal.getChildren() if "categories" in e.contents.keys() and cal_category in map(lambda x: x.value[0], e.contents["categories"])]
+  # establish connection to caldav server 
+  with caldav.DAVClient(url=server_url, username=cal_user, password=cal_pass) as dav_client:
+    # establish connection to calendar
+    dav_cal = dav_client.calendar(url=cal_url)
 
-# extract event data 
-events = extractEventData(events)
+    # put all events from caldav calendar into vobject calendar
+    for e in dav_cal.events():
+      for ev in e.vobject_instance.contents["vevent"]:
+        vcal.add(ev)
+    
+  # we only want events belonging to a specific category 
+  events = [e for e in vcal.getChildren() if "categories" in e.contents.keys() and cal_category in map(lambda x: x.value[0], e.contents["categories"])]
 
-# fix dates and datetimes
-for e in events:
-  for k in e.keys():
-    if k in cal_prop_datetimes:
-      # fix a CalDAV/vobject/icalendar (?) bug where a dtend value which is a date only (no time) automatically moves one day into the future 
-      if k == "dtend" and type(e[k]) == date:
-        e[k] = e[k] - timedelta(days=1)
-      # fix all datetimes so they can be compared and sorted 
-      e[k] = fixDatetime(e[k])
+  # extract event data 
+  events = extractEventData(events)
 
-# keep only future events  
-events = [e for e in events if e["dtstart"] >= now]
+  # fix dates and datetimes
+  for e in events:
+    for k in e.keys():
+      if k in cal_prop_datetimes:
+        # fix a CalDAV/vobject/icalendar (?) bug where a dtend value which is a date only (no time) automatically moves one day into the future 
+        if k == "dtend" and type(e[k]) == date:
+          e[k] = e[k] - timedelta(days=1)
+        # fix all datetimes so they can be compared and sorted 
+        e[k] = fixDatetime(e[k])
 
-# sort attached links into page links and image links
-events = handleAttachments(events)
+  # keep only future events  
+  events = [e for e in events if e["dtstart"] >= now]
 
-# sort by start date
-events.sort(key=lambda e: e["dtstart"])
+  # sort attached links into page links and image links
+  events = handleAttachments(events)
 
-# add start date to metadata, also start time and/or end date
-for e in events:
-  # start date
-  e["startdate"] = e["dtstart"].astimezone()
-  # start time (if not the default time)
-  if e["dtstart"].timetz() != time(23, 59, 59, tzinfo=now.tzinfo):
-    e["starttime"] = e["dtstart"].astimezone()
-  # end date (if different from start date)
-  if e["dtstart"].date() < e["dtend"].date():
-    e["enddate"] = e["dtend"].astimezone()
+  # sort by start date
+  events.sort(key=lambda e: e["dtstart"])
 
-# read default metadata if present
-default_metadata = None
-if os.path.isfile(result_file + ".metadata"):
-  with open(result_file + ".metadata", "r") as f:
-    default_metadata = yaml.safe_load(f)
+  # add start date to metadata, also start time and/or end date
+  for e in events:
+    # start date
+    e["startdate"] = e["dtstart"].astimezone()
+    # start time (if not the default time)
+    if e["dtstart"].timetz() != time(23, 59, 59, tzinfo=now.tzinfo):
+      e["starttime"] = e["dtstart"].astimezone()
+    # end date (if different from start date)
+    if e["dtstart"].date() < e["dtend"].date():
+      e["enddate"] = e["dtend"].astimezone()
 
-# write data as YAML
-with open(result_file, 'w') as f:
-  f.write("---\n")
-  if default_metadata:
-    yaml.dump(default_metadata, f)
-  yaml.dump({"termine": events}, f)
-  # write current datetime to file
-  yaml.dump({"written_at": now}, f)
-  f.write("---\n")
+  # read default metadata if present
+  default_metadata = None
+  if os.path.isfile(result_file + ".metadata"):
+    with open(result_file + ".metadata", "r") as f:
+      default_metadata = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+  # write data as YAML
+  with open(result_file, 'w') as f:
+    f.write("---\n")
+    if default_metadata:
+      yaml.dump(default_metadata, f)
+    yaml.dump({"termine": events}, f)
+    # write current datetime to file
+    yaml.dump({"written_at": now}, f)
+    f.write("---\n")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  refresh_events()
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