diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/github/github_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/github/github_to_jsonl.py
index dd797c31..9dbdc093 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/github/github_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/github/github_to_jsonl.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from khoj.processor.org_mode.org_to_jsonl import OrgToJsonl
 from khoj.processor.text_to_jsonl import TextToJsonl
 from khoj.utils.jsonl import dump_jsonl, compress_jsonl_data
 from khoj.utils.rawconfig import Entry
-from khoj.utils import state
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class GithubToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
         else:
             return
 
-    def process(self, previous_entries=None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries=[]):
         current_entries = []
         for repo in self.config.repos:
             current_entries += self.process_repo(repo)
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/jsonl/jsonl_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/jsonl/jsonl_to_jsonl.py
index f743d5d5..c033f522 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/jsonl/jsonl_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/jsonl/jsonl_to_jsonl.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class JsonlToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
     # Define Functions
-    def process(self, previous_entries=None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries=[]):
         # Extract required fields from config
         input_jsonl_files, input_jsonl_filter, output_file = (
             self.config.input_files,
@@ -38,15 +38,9 @@ class JsonlToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
 
         # Identify, mark and merge any new entries with previous entries
         with timer("Identify new or updated entries", logger):
-            if not previous_entries:
-                entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
-            else:
-                entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
-                    current_entries,
-                    previous_entries,
-                    key="compiled",
-                    logger=logger,
-                )
+            entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
+                current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
+            )
 
         with timer("Write entries to JSONL file", logger):
             # Process Each Entry from All Notes Files
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/markdown/markdown_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/markdown/markdown_to_jsonl.py
index 21cbda72..2da5bd4c 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/markdown/markdown_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/markdown/markdown_to_jsonl.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MarkdownToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
         self.config = config
 
     # Define Functions
-    def process(self, previous_entries=None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries=[]):
         # Extract required fields from config
         markdown_files, markdown_file_filter, output_file = (
             self.config.input_files,
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ class MarkdownToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
 
         # Identify, mark and merge any new entries with previous entries
         with timer("Identify new or updated entries", logger):
-            if not previous_entries:
-                entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
-            else:
-                entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
-                    current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
-                )
+            entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
+                current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
+            )
 
         with timer("Write markdown entries to JSONL file", logger):
             # Process Each Entry from All Notes Files
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/notion/notion_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/notion/notion_to_jsonl.py
index 20a11cd7..d4cd78f3 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/notion/notion_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/notion/notion_to_jsonl.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class NotionToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
 
         self.body_params = {"page_size": 100}
 
-    def process(self, previous_entries=None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries=[]):
         current_entries = []
 
         # Get all pages
@@ -240,12 +240,9 @@ class NotionToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
     def update_entries_with_ids(self, current_entries, previous_entries):
         # Identify, mark and merge any new entries with previous entries
         with timer("Identify new or updated entries", logger):
-            if not previous_entries:
-                entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
-            else:
-                entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
-                    current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
-                )
+            entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
+                current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
+            )
 
         with timer("Write Notion entries to JSONL file", logger):
             # Process Each Entry from all Notion entries
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
index 608fdd41..b00a6c50 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class OrgToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
         self.config = config
 
     # Define Functions
-    def process(self, previous_entries: List[Entry] = None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries: List[Entry] = []):
         # Extract required fields from config
         org_files, org_file_filter, output_file = (
             self.config.input_files,
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ class OrgToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
             current_entries = self.split_entries_by_max_tokens(current_entries, max_tokens=256)
 
         # Identify, mark and merge any new entries with previous entries
-        if not previous_entries:
-            entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
-        else:
+        with timer("Identify new or updated entries", logger):
             entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
                 current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
             )
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/pdf/pdf_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/pdf/pdf_to_jsonl.py
index c5c395bc..e41fd976 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/pdf/pdf_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/pdf/pdf_to_jsonl.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class PdfToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
     # Define Functions
-    def process(self, previous_entries=None):
+    def process(self, previous_entries=[]):
         # Extract required fields from config
         pdf_files, pdf_file_filter, output_file = (
             self.config.input_files,
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ class PdfToJsonl(TextToJsonl):
 
         # Identify, mark and merge any new entries with previous entries
         with timer("Identify new or updated entries", logger):
-            if not previous_entries:
-                entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
-            else:
-                entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
-                    current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
-                )
+            entries_with_ids = TextToJsonl.mark_entries_for_update(
+                current_entries, previous_entries, key="compiled", logger=logger
+            )
 
         with timer("Write PDF entries to JSONL file", logger):
             # Process Each Entry from All Notes Files
diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/text_to_jsonl.py b/src/khoj/processor/text_to_jsonl.py
index a4d01cf5..ff169fac 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/text_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/text_to_jsonl.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TextToJsonl(ABC):
         self.config = config
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def process(self, previous_entries: List[Entry] = None) -> List[Tuple[int, Entry]]:
+    def process(self, previous_entries: List[Entry] = []) -> List[Tuple[int, Entry]]:
         ...
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/src/khoj/search_type/text_search.py b/src/khoj/search_type/text_search.py
index a77be6e1..edc735f2 100644
--- a/src/khoj/search_type/text_search.py
+++ b/src/khoj/search_type/text_search.py
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ def setup(
 ) -> TextContent:
     # Map notes in text files to (compressed) JSONL formatted file
     config.compressed_jsonl = resolve_absolute_path(config.compressed_jsonl)
-    previous_entries = (
-        extract_entries(config.compressed_jsonl) if config.compressed_jsonl.exists() and not regenerate else None
-    )
-    entries_with_indices = text_to_jsonl(config).process(previous_entries or [])
+    previous_entries = []
+    if config.compressed_jsonl.exists() and not regenerate:
+        previous_entries = extract_entries(config.compressed_jsonl)
+    entries_with_indices = text_to_jsonl(config).process(previous_entries)
 
     # Extract Updated Entries
     entries = extract_entries(config.compressed_jsonl)