diff --git a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/ConvertPdf.scala b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/ConvertPdf.scala
index 57292563..84828e19 100644
--- a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/ConvertPdf.scala
+++ b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/ConvertPdf.scala
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ object ConvertPdf {
     Task { ctx =>
       def convert(ra: RAttachment): F[(RAttachment, Option[RAttachmentMeta])] =
         isConverted(ctx)(ra).flatMap {
-          case true =>
+          case true if ctx.args.isNormalProcessing =>
             ctx.logger.info(
               s"Conversion to pdf already done for attachment ${ra.name}."
             ) *>
               ctx.store
                 .transact(RAttachmentMeta.findById(ra.id))
                 .map(rmOpt => (ra, rmOpt))
-          case false =>
+          case _ =>
             findMime(ctx)(ra).flatMap(m =>
               convertSafe(cfg, JsoupSanitizer.clean, ctx, item)(ra, m)
             )
diff --git a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
index fcdd6f98..2dcc4d31 100644
--- a/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
+++ b/modules/joex/src/main/scala/docspell/joex/process/TextExtraction.scala
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ object TextExtraction {
 
     val rm = item.findOrCreate(ra.id, lang)
     rm.content match {
-      case Some(_) =>
+      case Some(_) if ctx.args.isNormalProcessing =>
         ctx.logger.info("TextExtraction skipped, since text is already available.") *>
           makeTextData((rm, Nil)).pure[F]
-      case None =>
+      case _ =>
         extractTextToMeta[F](ctx, cfg, lang, item)(ra)
           .map(makeTextData)
     }