diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index 960df8f624..5e62e3e04f 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -232,21 +232,20 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     if use_archive:
         def parse_index(self):
             # return self.economist_test_article()
-            url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/archive'
-            if edition_date:
-                url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/' + edition_date
-            soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
-            script_tag = soup.find("script", id="__NEXT_DATA__")
-            if script_tag is None:
-                raise ValueError('No script tag with JSON data found in the weeklyedition archive')
-            data = json.loads(script_tag.string)
-            content_id = data['props']['pageProps']['content']['id'].split('/')[-1]
+            # url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/archive'
             query = {
                 'query': 'query LatestWeeklyAutoEditionQuery($ref:String!){canonical(ref:$ref){hasPart(from:0 size:1 sort:"datePublished:desc"){parts{...WeeklyEditionFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}}fragment WeeklyEditionFragment on Content{id type datePublished image{...ImageCoverFragment __typename}url{canonical __typename}hasPart(size:100 sort:"publication.context.position"){parts{...ArticleFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}fragment ArticleFragment on Content{ad{grapeshot{channels{name __typename}__typename}__typename}articleSection{internal{id title:headline __typename}__typename}audio{main{id duration(format:"seconds")source:channel{id __typename}url{canonical __typename}__typename}__typename}byline dateline dateModified datePublished dateRevised flyTitle:subheadline id image{...ImageInlineFragment ...ImageMainFragment ...ImagePromoFragment __typename}print{title:headline flyTitle:subheadline rubric:description section{id title:headline __typename}__typename}publication{id tegID title:headline flyTitle:subheadline datePublished regionsAllowed url{canonical __typename}__typename}rubric:description source:channel{id __typename}tegID text(format:"json")title:headline type url{canonical __typename}topic contentIdentity{forceAppWebview mediaType articleType __typename}__typename}fragment ImageInlineFragment on Media{inline{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageMainFragment on Media{main{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImagePromoFragment on Media{promo{url{canonical __typename}id width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageCoverFragment on Media{cover{headline width height url{canonical __typename}regionsAllowed __typename}__typename}',  # noqa
                 'operationName': 'LatestWeeklyAutoEditionQuery',
-                'variables': '{{"ref":"/content/{}"}}'.format(content_id),
+                'variables': '{"ref":"/content/d06tg8j85rifiq3oo544c6b9j61dno2n"}',
             }
             if edition_date:
+                url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/' + edition_date
+                soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+                script_tag = soup.find("script", id="__NEXT_DATA__")
+                if script_tag is None:
+                    raise ValueError('No script tag with JSON data found in the weeklyedition archive')
+                data = json.loads(script_tag.string)
+                content_id = data['props']['pageProps']['content']['id'].split('/')[-1]
                 query = {
                     'query': 'query SpecificWeeklyEditionQuery($path:String!){section:canonical(ref:$path){...WeeklyEditionFragment __typename}}fragment WeeklyEditionFragment on Content{id type datePublished image{...ImageCoverFragment __typename}url{canonical __typename}hasPart(size:100 sort:"publication.context.position"){parts{...ArticleFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}fragment ArticleFragment on Content{ad{grapeshot{channels{name __typename}__typename}__typename}articleSection{internal{id title:headline __typename}__typename}audio{main{id duration(format:"seconds")source:channel{id __typename}url{canonical __typename}__typename}__typename}byline dateline dateModified datePublished dateRevised flyTitle:subheadline id image{...ImageInlineFragment ...ImageMainFragment ...ImagePromoFragment __typename}print{title:headline flyTitle:subheadline rubric:description section{id title:headline __typename}__typename}publication{id tegID title:headline flyTitle:subheadline datePublished regionsAllowed url{canonical __typename}__typename}rubric:description source:channel{id __typename}tegID text(format:"json")title:headline type url{canonical __typename}topic contentIdentity{forceAppWebview mediaType articleType __typename}__typename}fragment ImageInlineFragment on Media{inline{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageMainFragment on Media{main{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImagePromoFragment on Media{promo{url{canonical __typename}id width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageCoverFragment on Media{cover{headline width height url{canonical __typename}regionsAllowed __typename}__typename}',  # noqa
                     'operationName': 'SpecificWeeklyEditionQuery',
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index 960df8f624..5e62e3e04f 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -232,21 +232,20 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     if use_archive:
         def parse_index(self):
             # return self.economist_test_article()
-            url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/archive'
-            if edition_date:
-                url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/' + edition_date
-            soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
-            script_tag = soup.find("script", id="__NEXT_DATA__")
-            if script_tag is None:
-                raise ValueError('No script tag with JSON data found in the weeklyedition archive')
-            data = json.loads(script_tag.string)
-            content_id = data['props']['pageProps']['content']['id'].split('/')[-1]
+            # url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/archive'
             query = {
                 'query': 'query LatestWeeklyAutoEditionQuery($ref:String!){canonical(ref:$ref){hasPart(from:0 size:1 sort:"datePublished:desc"){parts{...WeeklyEditionFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}}fragment WeeklyEditionFragment on Content{id type datePublished image{...ImageCoverFragment __typename}url{canonical __typename}hasPart(size:100 sort:"publication.context.position"){parts{...ArticleFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}fragment ArticleFragment on Content{ad{grapeshot{channels{name __typename}__typename}__typename}articleSection{internal{id title:headline __typename}__typename}audio{main{id duration(format:"seconds")source:channel{id __typename}url{canonical __typename}__typename}__typename}byline dateline dateModified datePublished dateRevised flyTitle:subheadline id image{...ImageInlineFragment ...ImageMainFragment ...ImagePromoFragment __typename}print{title:headline flyTitle:subheadline rubric:description section{id title:headline __typename}__typename}publication{id tegID title:headline flyTitle:subheadline datePublished regionsAllowed url{canonical __typename}__typename}rubric:description source:channel{id __typename}tegID text(format:"json")title:headline type url{canonical __typename}topic contentIdentity{forceAppWebview mediaType articleType __typename}__typename}fragment ImageInlineFragment on Media{inline{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageMainFragment on Media{main{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImagePromoFragment on Media{promo{url{canonical __typename}id width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageCoverFragment on Media{cover{headline width height url{canonical __typename}regionsAllowed __typename}__typename}',  # noqa
                 'operationName': 'LatestWeeklyAutoEditionQuery',
-                'variables': '{{"ref":"/content/{}"}}'.format(content_id),
+                'variables': '{"ref":"/content/d06tg8j85rifiq3oo544c6b9j61dno2n"}',
             }
             if edition_date:
+                url = 'https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/' + edition_date
+                soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+                script_tag = soup.find("script", id="__NEXT_DATA__")
+                if script_tag is None:
+                    raise ValueError('No script tag with JSON data found in the weeklyedition archive')
+                data = json.loads(script_tag.string)
+                content_id = data['props']['pageProps']['content']['id'].split('/')[-1]
                 query = {
                     'query': 'query SpecificWeeklyEditionQuery($path:String!){section:canonical(ref:$path){...WeeklyEditionFragment __typename}}fragment WeeklyEditionFragment on Content{id type datePublished image{...ImageCoverFragment __typename}url{canonical __typename}hasPart(size:100 sort:"publication.context.position"){parts{...ArticleFragment __typename}__typename}__typename}fragment ArticleFragment on Content{ad{grapeshot{channels{name __typename}__typename}__typename}articleSection{internal{id title:headline __typename}__typename}audio{main{id duration(format:"seconds")source:channel{id __typename}url{canonical __typename}__typename}__typename}byline dateline dateModified datePublished dateRevised flyTitle:subheadline id image{...ImageInlineFragment ...ImageMainFragment ...ImagePromoFragment __typename}print{title:headline flyTitle:subheadline rubric:description section{id title:headline __typename}__typename}publication{id tegID title:headline flyTitle:subheadline datePublished regionsAllowed url{canonical __typename}__typename}rubric:description source:channel{id __typename}tegID text(format:"json")title:headline type url{canonical __typename}topic contentIdentity{forceAppWebview mediaType articleType __typename}__typename}fragment ImageInlineFragment on Media{inline{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageMainFragment on Media{main{url{canonical __typename}width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImagePromoFragment on Media{promo{url{canonical __typename}id width height __typename}__typename}fragment ImageCoverFragment on Media{cover{headline width height url{canonical __typename}regionsAllowed __typename}__typename}',  # noqa
                     'operationName': 'SpecificWeeklyEditionQuery',