diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
index 160502ca0..23020a0a6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/management/commands/initdb.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def init_connectors():
         covers_url="https://inventaire.io",
         search_url="https://inventaire.io/api/search?types=works&types=works&search=",
         isbn_search_url="https://inventaire.io/api/entities?action=by-uris&uris=isbn%3A",
-        priority=3,
+        priority=1,
     )
 
     models.Connector.objects.create(
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def init_connectors():
         covers_url="https://covers.openlibrary.org",
         search_url="https://openlibrary.org/search?q=",
         isbn_search_url="https://openlibrary.org/api/books?jscmd=data&format=json&bibkeys=ISBN:",
-        priority=3,
+        priority=1,
     )