diff --git a/common/categories.ts b/common/categories.ts
index 672f3200..f302e3f2 100644
--- a/common/categories.ts
+++ b/common/categories.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ export const EXCLUDED_CATEGORIES: category[] = [
   'manifold',
   'personal',
   'covid',
-  'culture',
   'gaming',
   'crypto',
-  'world',
 ]
 
 export const DEFAULT_CATEGORIES = difference(CATEGORY_LIST, EXCLUDED_CATEGORIES)
diff --git a/functions/src/scripts/convert-categories.ts b/functions/src/scripts/convert-categories.ts
index 8fe90807..7b291202 100644
--- a/functions/src/scripts/convert-categories.ts
+++ b/functions/src/scripts/convert-categories.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import * as admin from 'firebase-admin'
 
 import { initAdmin } from './script-init'
-initAdmin()
-
 import { getValues, isProd } from '../utils'
-import {
-  CATEGORIES_GROUP_SLUG_POSTFIX,
-  DEFAULT_CATEGORIES,
-} from 'common/categories'
+import { CATEGORIES_GROUP_SLUG_POSTFIX } from 'common/categories'
 import { Group } from 'common/group'
 import { uniq } from 'lodash'
 import { Contract } from 'common/contract'
@@ -18,9 +13,11 @@ import {
   HOUSE_LIQUIDITY_PROVIDER_ID,
 } from 'common/antes'
 
+initAdmin()
+
 const adminFirestore = admin.firestore()
 
-async function convertCategoriesToGroups() {
+const addGroupIdToContracts = async () => {
   const groups = await getValues<Group>(adminFirestore.collection('groups'))
   const contracts = await getValues<Contract>(
     adminFirestore.collection('contracts')
@@ -38,8 +35,10 @@ async function convertCategoriesToGroups() {
         })
     }
   }
+}
 
-  for (const category of Object.values(DEFAULT_CATEGORIES)) {
+const convertCategoriesToGroupsInternal = async (categories: string[]) => {
+  for (const category of categories) {
     const markets = await getValues<Contract>(
       adminFirestore
         .collection('contracts')
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ async function convertCategoriesToGroups() {
       createdTime: Date.now(),
       anyoneCanJoin: true,
       memberIds: [manifoldAccount],
-      about: 'Official group for all things related to ' + category,
+      about: 'Default group for all things related to ' + category,
       mostRecentActivityTime: Date.now(),
       contractIds: markets.map((market) => market.id),
       chatDisabled: true,
@@ -103,6 +102,13 @@ async function convertCategoriesToGroups() {
   }
 }
 
+async function convertCategoriesToGroups() {
+  // await addGroupIdToContracts()
+  // const defaultCategories = Object.values(DEFAULT_CATEGORIES)
+  const moreCategories = ['world', 'culture']
+  await convertCategoriesToGroupsInternal(moreCategories)
+}
+
 if (require.main === module) {
   convertCategoriesToGroups()
     .then(() => process.exit())