diff --git a/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/facade07rebuildcache.py b/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/facade07rebuildcache.py
index 252f82b0cd..385de4dc36 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/facade07rebuildcache.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/git/util/facade_worker/facade_worker/facade07rebuildcache.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 # else:
 #   import MySQLdb
 
-def nuke_affiliations(session, repo_id_list):
+def nuke_affiliations(session):
 
 # Delete all stored affiliations in the database. Normally when you
 # add/remove/change affiliation data via the web UI, any potentially affected
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def nuke_affiliations(session, repo_id_list):
     session.log_activity('Info','Nuking affiliations')
 
     nuke = s.sql.text("""UPDATE commits SET cmt_author_affiliation = NULL,
-            cmt_committer_affiliation = NULL
-            WHERE repo_id IN :values""").bindparams(values=tuple(repo_id_list))
+            cmt_committer_affiliation = NULL""")
 
     session.execute_sql(nuke)
 
diff --git a/augur/tasks/start_tasks.py b/augur/tasks/start_tasks.py
index 9e41015a82..dfb10f5a6b 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/start_tasks.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/start_tasks.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def repo_collect_phase():
         logger.info(f"Scheduling groups of {len(first_pass)}")
         #Pool the tasks for collecting repo info. 
         repo_info_tasks = create_grouped_task_load(dataList=first_pass, task=collect_repo_info).tasks
-
+        
         #pool the repo collection jobs that should be ran first and have deps. 
         primary_repo_jobs = group(
             *create_grouped_task_load(dataList=first_pass, task=collect_issues).tasks,
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def repo_collect_phase():
             *create_grouped_task_load(dataList=first_pass, task=process_pull_request_files).tasks,
             *create_grouped_task_load(dataList=first_pass, task=process_pull_request_commits).tasks
         )
-        
 
         repo_task_group = group(
             *repo_info_tasks,