diff --git a/enricher/epss/epss.go b/enricher/epss/epss.go
index 87fd37a60..ef95a1ec8 100644
--- a/enricher/epss/epss.go
+++ b/enricher/epss/epss.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package epss provides a epss enricher.
 package epss
 
 import (
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/quay/zlog"
 
 	"github.com/quay/claircore"
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ type EPSSItem struct {
 
 const (
 	// Type is the type of data returned from the Enricher's Enrich method.
-	Type = `message/vnd.clair.map.vulnerability; enricher=clair.epss schema=https://csrc.nist.gov/schema/nvd/baseURL/1.1/cvss-v3.x.json`
+	Type = `message/vnd.clair.map.vulnerability; enricher=clair.epss schema=none`
 
 	// DefaultBaseURL is the default place to look for EPSS feeds.
 	// epss_scores-YYYY-MM-DD.csv.gz needs to be specified to get all data
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ type Enricher struct {
 
 // Config is the configuration for Enricher.
 type Config struct {
-	BaseURL *string `json:"url" yaml:"url"`
+	URL *string `json:"url" yaml:"url"`
 }
 
 func (e *Enricher) Configure(ctx context.Context, f driver.ConfigUnmarshaler, c *http.Client) error {
@@ -73,24 +75,23 @@ func (e *Enricher) Configure(ctx context.Context, f driver.ConfigUnmarshaler, c
 	e.c = c
 	e.feedPath = currentFeedURL()
 	if f == nil {
-		zlog.Debug(ctx).Msg("No configuration provided; proceeding with default settings")
-		return nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("configuration is nil")
 	}
 	if err := f(&cfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if cfg.BaseURL != nil {
+	if cfg.URL != nil {
 		// validate the URL format
-		if _, err := url.Parse(*cfg.BaseURL); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid URL format for BaseURL: %w", err)
+		if _, err := url.Parse(*cfg.URL); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid URL format for URL: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		// only .gz file is supported
-		if strings.HasSuffix(*cfg.BaseURL, ".gz") {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(*cfg.URL, ".gz") {
 			//overwrite feedPath is cfg provides another baseURL path
-			e.feedPath = *cfg.BaseURL
+			e.feedPath = *cfg.URL
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseURL root: expected a '.gz' file, but got '%q'", *cfg.BaseURL)
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseURL root: expected a '.gz' file, but got '%q'", *cfg.URL)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -128,14 +129,19 @@ func (e *Enricher) FetchEnrichment(ctx context.Context, prevFingerprint driver.F
 	if err = httputil.CheckResponse(resp, http.StatusOK); err != nil {
 		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch file: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	etag := resp.Header.Get("etag")
-	if etag == "" {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("ETag not found in response headers")
+	var str string
+	var newFingerprint driver.Fingerprint
+	str = resp.Header.Get("etag")
+	if str == "" {
+		newUUID, err := uuid.NewRandom()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate UUID: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Generate a UUID for customized URL
+		str = newUUID.String()
+		zlog.Warn(ctx).Msg("ETag not found; generated UUID for fingerprint")
 	}
-
-	newFingerprint := driver.Fingerprint(etag)
-
+	newFingerprint = driver.Fingerprint(str)
 	if prevFingerprint == newFingerprint {
 		zlog.Info(ctx).Str("fingerprint", string(newFingerprint)).Msg("file unchanged; skipping processing")
 		return nil, prevFingerprint, nil
@@ -158,7 +164,6 @@ func (e *Enricher) FetchEnrichment(ctx context.Context, prevFingerprint driver.F
 
 	var modelVersion, date string
 	for _, field := range record {
-		field = strings.TrimSpace(field)
 		field = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(field), "#")
 		key, value, found := strings.Cut(field, ":")
 		if !found {
@@ -176,11 +181,8 @@ func (e *Enricher) FetchEnrichment(ctx context.Context, prevFingerprint driver.F
 		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("missing metadata fields in record: %v", record)
 	}
 	csvReader.Comment = '#'
-	csvReader.FieldsPerRecord = 3 // Expect exactly 3 fields per record
 
-	if modelVersion == "" || date == "" {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("missing metadata fields in record: %v", record)
-	}
+	csvReader.FieldsPerRecord = 3 // Expect exactly 3 fields per record
 
 	// Read and validate header line
 	record, err = csvReader.Read()
@@ -230,9 +232,7 @@ func (e *Enricher) FetchEnrichment(ctx context.Context, prevFingerprint driver.F
 func (e *Enricher) ParseEnrichment(ctx context.Context, rc io.ReadCloser) ([]driver.EnrichmentRecord, error) {
 	ctx = zlog.ContextWithValues(ctx, "component", "enricher/epss/Enricher/ParseEnrichment")
 
-	defer func() {
-		_ = rc.Close()
-	}()
+	defer rc.Close()
 
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(rc)
 	ret := make([]driver.EnrichmentRecord, 0, 250_000)
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ func (*Enricher) Name() string {
 }
 
 func currentFeedURL() string {
-	currentDate := time.Now()
-	formattedDate := currentDate.Format("2006-01-02")
+	yesterday := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1) // Get yesterday's date
+	formattedDate := yesterday.Format("2006-01-02")
 	filePath := fmt.Sprintf("epss_scores-%s.csv.gz", formattedDate)
 
 	feedURL, err := url.Parse(DefaultBaseURL)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (e *Enricher) Enrich(ctx context.Context, g driver.EnrichmentGetter, r *cla
 }
 
 func newItemFeed(record []string, modelVersion string, scoreDate string) (driver.EnrichmentRecord, error) {
-	// Assuming record has already been validated to have 3 fields
+	// Validate the record has the expected length
 	if len(record) != 3 {
 		return driver.EnrichmentRecord{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected record length: %d", len(record))
 	}
diff --git a/enricher/epss/epss_test.go b/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
index 042a6711c..32eeefcbf 100644
--- a/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
+++ b/enricher/epss/epss_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			Config: func(i interface{}) error {
 				cfg := i.(*Config)
 				s := "http://example.com/"
-				cfg.BaseURL = &s
+				cfg.URL = &s
 				return nil
 			},
 			Check: func(t *testing.T, err error) {
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name: "BadURL", // Malformed URL in BaseURL
+			Name: "BadURL", // Malformed URL in URL
 			Config: func(i interface{}) error {
 				cfg := i.(*Config)
 				s := "http://[notaurl:/"
-				cfg.BaseURL = &s
+				cfg.URL = &s
 				return nil
 			},
 			Check: func(t *testing.T, err error) {
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name: "ValidGZURL", // Proper .gz URL in BaseURL
+			Name: "ValidGZURL", // Proper .gz URL in URL
 			Config: func(i interface{}) error {
 				cfg := i.(*Config)
 				s := "http://example.com/epss_scores-2024-10-25.csv.gz"
-				cfg.BaseURL = &s
+				cfg.URL = &s
 				return nil
 			},
 			Check: func(t *testing.T, err error) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (tc fetchTestcase) Run(ctx context.Context, srv *httptest.Server) func(*tes
 				t.Fatal("expected Config type for i, but got a different type")
 			}
 			u := srv.URL + "/data.csv.gz"
-			cfg.BaseURL = &u
+			cfg.URL = &u
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (tc parseTestcase) Run(ctx context.Context, srv *httptest.Server) func(*tes
 				t.Fatal("assertion failed")
 			}
 			u := srv.URL + "/data.csv.gz"
-			cfg.BaseURL = &u
+			cfg.URL = &u
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err := e.Configure(ctx, f, srv.Client()); err != nil {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestEnrich(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("assertion failed")
 		}
 		u := srv.URL + "/data.csv.gz"
-		cfg.BaseURL = &u
+		cfg.URL = &u
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err := e.Configure(ctx, f, srv.Client()); err != nil {