diff --git a/roles/2-common/templates/iiab_lib.py b/roles/2-common/templates/iiab_lib.py
index 9b214476c..3e37e2f8e 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/templates/iiab_lib.py
+++ b/roles/2-common/templates/iiab_lib.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def read_library_xml(lib_xml_file, kiwix_exclude_attr=[""]): # duplicated from i
         zims_installed = {}
     return zims_installed, path_to_id_map
 
-def rem_libr_xml(id):
+def rem_libr_xml(id, kiwix_library_xml):
     command = CONST.kiwix_manage + " " + kiwix_library_xml + " remove " + id
     #print command
     args = shlex.split(command)
diff --git a/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib3.py b/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib3.py
index d0419eef9..f5f73f678 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib3.py
+++ b/roles/kiwix/templates/iiab-make-kiwix-lib3.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def main():
     remove_list_str = ""
     for item in path_to_id_map:
         if item not in zim_files:
-            iiab.rem_libr_xml(path_to_id_map[item])
+            iiab.rem_libr_xml(path_to_id_map[item], kiwix_library_xml)
 
     # Add zims from file system that are not in library.xml
     for item in zim_files:
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def main():
     if adm_cons_installed:
         print("Writing zim_versions_idx")
         iiab.read_lang_codes() # needed by following
-        adm.write_zim_versions_idx(zim_versions, kiwix_library_xml, zim_version_idx_dir)
+        zim_menu_defs = adm.get_zim_menu_defs() # read all menu defs
+        adm.write_zim_versions_idx(zim_versions, kiwix_library_xml, zim_version_idx_dir, zim_menu_defs)
     sys.exit()
 
 def parse_args():