diff --git a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/LinkProposal.scala b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/LinkProposal.scala
index 58df16ac..6108e216 100644
--- a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/LinkProposal.scala
+++ b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/LinkProposal.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ object LinkProposal {
           .flatten(data.metas.map(_.proposals))
           .filter(_.proposalType != MetaProposalType.DocDate)
           .sortByWeights
+          .fillEmptyFrom(data.classifyProposals.getOrElse(MetaProposalList.empty))
 
         ctx.logger.info(s"Starting linking proposals") *>
           MetaProposalType.all