diff --git a/apiserver/database.py b/apiserver/database.py
index 6ab5aaa..be791ea 100644
--- a/apiserver/database.py
+++ b/apiserver/database.py
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ def get_stories_by_url(url):
             filter(Story.meta['url'].as_string() == url).\
             order_by(Story.meta['date'].desc())
 
+def get_ref_by_sid(sid):
+    session = Session()
+    x = session.query(Reflist).\
+        filter(Reflist.sid == sid).\
+        first()
+    return dict(ref=x.ref, sid=x.sid, source=x.source, urlref=x.urlref)
+
 def get_reflist():
     session = Session()
     q = session.query(Reflist).order_by(Reflist.rid.desc())
diff --git a/apiserver/update-story.py b/apiserver/update-story.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a8dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiserver/update-story.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+        format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+        level=logging.INFO)
+
+import sys
+import json
+import requests
+
+import database
+import feed
+import search
+
+database.init()
+search.init()
+
+def _update_current_story(story, item):
+    logging.info('Updating story: {}'.format(str(story['ref'])))
+
+    valid = feed.update_story(story, urlref=item['urlref'])
+    if valid:
+        database.put_story(story)
+        search.put_story(story)
+    else:
+        database.del_ref(item['ref'])
+        logging.info('Removed ref {}'.format(item['ref']))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+        sid = sys.argv[1]
+    else:
+        print('Usage: python delete-story.py [story id]')
+        exit(1)
+
+    item = database.get_ref_by_sid(sid)
+
+    if item:
+        story = database.get_story(item['sid']).data
+        if story:
+            print('Updating story:')
+            _update_current_story(story, item)
+        else:
+            print('Story not found. Exiting.')
+    else:
+        print('Story not found. Exiting.')
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