--- a/admin/fixoldamend.php
+++ b/admin/fixoldamend.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-
-include_once("../lib/common.inc.php");
-
+if (php_sapi_name() != "cli") {
+    
+include_once ("../lib/common.inc.php");
+auth();
 $query = 'update contractnotice set "parentCN" = null where "parentCN" = \'0\'';
 $result = $conn->prepare($query);
 $result->execute();
@@ -37,4 +38,5 @@
         echo "parent CN unexpected - $oldCN doesn't look like child of {$record['parentCN']}, rather the ID suggests child of $parentCN <br>\n";
     }
 }
+}