diff --git a/backend/scripts/update-bisaya-didactics.js b/backend/scripts/update-bisaya-didactics.js
index 8f26497..9886bbe 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/update-bisaya-didactics.js
+++ b/backend/scripts/update-bisaya-didactics.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { sequelize } from '../utils/sequelize.js';
 import VocabCourseLesson from '../models/community/vocab_course_lesson.js';
 import { getBisayaLessonPedagogy } from './bisaya-course-phase2-pedagogy.js';
 import { BISAYA_DIDACTICS_FRAGMENTS } from './bisaya-course-phase1.js';
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 import {
   BISAYA_DIDACTICS_24_43,
   BISAYA_LESSONS_24_43_BY_NUMBER,
@@ -569,4 +570,10 @@ async function main() {
   process.exit(process.exitCode ?? 0);
 }
 
-main();
+const isDirectRun = process.argv[1]
+  ? import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href
+  : false;
+
+if (isDirectRun) {
+  main();
+}