diff --git a/scripts/blog.py b/scripts/blog.py
index 85800e0..fc7ddad 100755
--- a/scripts/blog.py
+++ b/scripts/blog.py
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@ def ctimer() -> float:
     return code_timer() if NCI else 0
 
 
+def update_media(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
+    """update media.json"""
+
+    with open("media/media.json", "w") as fp:
+        log("dumping media.json")
+        json.dump(MEDIA_INDEX, fp, indent=config["indent"])
+
+    return OK
+
+
 def log(msg: str, clr: str = LOG_CLR) -> int:
     if NCI:
         print(
@@ -1730,8 +1740,6 @@ def blog(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
 def media(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
     """add media"""
 
-    assert config is config, "Unused"
-
     if os.path.exists("licenses.json"):
         with open("licenses.json", "r") as fp:
             licenses: tuple[str, ...] = json.load(fp)
@@ -1875,7 +1883,7 @@ def media(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
 
     lnew(f"media {hash_hex} created")
 
-    return OK
+    return update_media(config)
 
 
 @cmds.new
@@ -1897,14 +1905,12 @@ def lsmedia(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
 def rmmedia(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
     """remove media"""
 
-    assert config is config, "Unusued"
-
     for mdx in select_medias():
         imp(f"Removing media {mdx}")
         os.remove(f"media/{mdx}.{MEDIA_INDEX[mdx]['ext']}")
         del MEDIA_INDEX[mdx]
 
-    return OK
+    return update_media(config)
 
 
 @cmds.new
@@ -1945,7 +1951,7 @@ def purgemedia(config: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> int:
             imp(f"Removing unindexed media {pid}")
             os.remove(f"media/{file}")
 
-    return OK
+    return update_media(config)
 
 
 @cmds.new
@@ -2031,12 +2037,6 @@ def main() -> int:
         log(f"dumping config to {config.name!r}")
         json.dump(cfg, config, indent=cfg["indent"] if NCI else None)
 
-    # Update media.json
-
-    with open("media/media.json", "w") as fp:
-        log("dumping media.json")
-        json.dump(MEDIA_INDEX, fp, indent=cfg["indent"])
-
     log(f"goodbye world, return {code}, total {ctimer() - main_t} s")
 
     return code