diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d1e51caade..276daf47c9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ parameters:
     default: "al-ttahub-3196-new-tr-views"
     type: string
   sandbox_git_branch: # change to feature branch to test deployment
-    default: "kw-escape-quotes-in-pr-title"
+    default: "kw-fix-duplicate-programs"
     type: string
   prod_new_relic_app_id:
     default: "877570491"
diff --git a/src/lib/queue.js b/src/lib/queue.js
index b4b3721520..b2d08869c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/queue.js
+++ b/src/lib/queue.js
@@ -98,46 +98,46 @@ function removeQueueEventHandlers(
 // Define the handlers so they can be added and removed
 function handleShutdown(queue) {
   return () => {
-    auditLogger.error('Shutting down, closing queue...');
-    queue.close().then(() => {
-      auditLogger.error('Queue closed successfully.');
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(0);
-    }).catch((err) => {
-      auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue:', err);
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(1);
-    });
+    auditLogger.error('Shutting down, but queue closing is disabled for now...');
+    // queue.close().then(() => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Queue closed successfully.');
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(0);
+    // }).catch((err) => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue:', err);
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(1);
+    // });
   };
 }
 
 function handleException(queue) {
   return (err) => {
     auditLogger.error('Uncaught exception:', err);
-    queue.close().then(() => {
-      auditLogger.error('Queue closed after uncaught exception.');
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }).catch((closeErr) => {
-      auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue after uncaught exception:', closeErr);
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(1);
-    });
+    // queue.close().then(() => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Queue closed after uncaught exception.');
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(1);
+    // }).catch((closeErr) => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue after uncaught exception:', closeErr);
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(1);
+    // });
   };
 }
 
 function handleRejection(queue) {
   return (reason, promise) => {
     auditLogger.error('Unhandled rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason);
-    queue.close().then(() => {
-      auditLogger.error('Queue closed after unhandled rejection.');
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }).catch((closeErr) => {
-      auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue after unhandled rejection:', closeErr);
-      removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
-      process.exit(1);
-    });
+    // queue.close().then(() => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Queue closed after unhandled rejection.');
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(1);
+    // }).catch((closeErr) => {
+    //   auditLogger.error('Failed to close the queue after unhandled rejection:', closeErr);
+    //   removeQueueEventHandlers(queue);
+    //   process.exit(1);
+    // });
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/updateGrantsRecipients.js b/src/lib/updateGrantsRecipients.js
index d19af58e09..254e882dd5 100644
--- a/src/lib/updateGrantsRecipients.js
+++ b/src/lib/updateGrantsRecipients.js
@@ -340,8 +340,13 @@ export async function processFiles(hashSumHex) {
         ),
       })));
 
+      // Deduplicate based on 'id'
+      const uniqueProgramsForDb = Array.from(
+        new Map(programsForDb.map((item) => [item.id, item])).values(),
+      );
+
       // Extract an array of all grant personnel to update.
-      const programPersonnel = programsForDb.flatMap((p) => p.programPersonnel);
+      const programPersonnel = uniqueProgramsForDb.flatMap((p) => p.programPersonnel);
 
       // Split grants between CDI and non-CDI grants.
       const cdiGrants = grantsForDb.filter((g) => g.regionId === 13);
@@ -400,11 +405,6 @@ export async function processFiles(hashSumHex) {
 
       await updateCDIGrantsWithOldGrantData(cdiGrantsToLink);
 
-      // Deduplicate based on 'id'
-      const uniqueProgramsForDb = Array.from(
-        new Map(programsForDb.map((item) => [item.id, item])).values(),
-      );
-
       await Program.bulkCreate(
         uniqueProgramsForDb,
         {
diff --git a/src/tools/importGrantRecipientsCLI.js b/src/tools/importGrantRecipientsCLI.js
index df5bd7245f..14f5a760fe 100644
--- a/src/tools/importGrantRecipientsCLI.js
+++ b/src/tools/importGrantRecipientsCLI.js
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ const { argv: { skipdownload } } = option('skipdownload', {
   .help()
   .alias('help', 'h');
 
-if (skipdownload) {
-  processFiles().catch((e) => {
-    auditLogger.error(e);
-    return process.exit(1);
-  });
-} else {
-  updateGrantsRecipients().catch((e) => {
-    auditLogger.error(e);
-    return process.exit(1);
-  });
-}
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    if (skipdownload) {
+      await processFiles();
+    } else {
+      await updateGrantsRecipients();
+    }
+    auditLogger.info('Script completed successfully');
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch (e) {
+    auditLogger.error(`Error during script execution: ${e.message}`, e);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+})();