diff --git a/utils/gooodreads.py b/utils/gooodreads.py
index a4cbf8e..3da4c7b 100644
--- a/utils/gooodreads.py
+++ b/utils/gooodreads.py
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ def get_details(book_object):
         book_object['lang'] = book.find('language_code').text
         book_object['rating'] = book.find('average_rating').text
         book_object['pages'] = book.find('num_pages').text
+        book_object['image_url'] = book.find('image_url').text
     except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
         print('Error getting book details from GoodReads for book: {}. \nGot error: '.format(book_object['title']))
         print(str(e.getcode()) + ' ' + e.msg)
 
 
-def get_goodread_info(library):
+def get_goodread_info(library, force):
     import sys
     print('')
     print('Getting GoodReads data...')
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def get_goodread_info(library):
         book_list = library[chapter]
         for book in book_list:
             # do not call the api again if we already have the infomation
-            if 'rating' in book and book['rating']:
+            if not force and 'rating' in book and book['rating']:
                 processed += 1
                 continue
             get_details(book)
diff --git a/utils/housekeep.py b/utils/housekeep.py
index 50de7d3..7f8d1f0 100644
--- a/utils/housekeep.py
+++ b/utils/housekeep.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ try:
         '--sort_by',
         choices = ['rating', 'title', 'author', 'year'],
         help='defaults to rating')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--force',
+        dest='force',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False
+    )
     flags = parser.parse_args()
 except ImportError:
     flags = None
@@ -42,10 +48,11 @@ def main():
     out_file = flags.out_file or './../README-new.md'
     input_file_type = flags.input_file_type or 'new'
     sort_by = flags.sort_by or 'rating'
+    force = flags.force
     reverse = True if sort_by == 'rating' else False
 
     library = load(in_file, input_file_type)
-    get_goodread_info(library)
+    get_goodread_info(library, force)
     library = sort(library, sort_by, reverse)
     render(in_file, out_file, library)