diff --git a/tools/richlist.js b/tools/richlist.js
index de7484d33..feaf9b3bb 100644
--- a/tools/richlist.js
+++ b/tools/richlist.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function makeParityRichList(number, offset, blockNumber, updateCallback) {
 /**
  * Write accounts to DB
  */
-var updateAccounts = function(accounts, blockNumber) {
+var updateAccounts = function(accounts, blockNumber, forceUpdate = false) {
   // prepare
   var bulk = Object.keys(accounts).map(function(j) {
     let account = accounts[j];
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ var updateAccounts = function(accounts, blockNumber) {
     return account;
   });
 
-  bulkInsert(bulk);
+  bulkInsert(bulk, forceUpdate);
 }
 
-var bulkInsert = function(bulk) {
+var bulkInsert = function(bulk, forceUpdate = false) {
   if (!bulk.length) {
     return;
   }
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ var bulkInsert = function(bulk) {
           // upsert accounts
           item._id = undefined;
           delete item._id; // remove _id field
-          if (item.type == 0) {
+          if (item.type == 0 && !forceUpdate) {
             // do not update for normal address cases
             item.type = undefined;
             delete item.type;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ function readJsonAccounts(json, blockNumber, callback, defaultType = 0) {
       }
       data[batch.requests[i].params[0]].balance = ether;
     });
-    callback(data, blockNumber);
+    callback(data, blockNumber, true);
   });
 }