diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index c7e03661..dae2fa06 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { getMergedPRs } from "lib/data-retrieval/getMergedPRs"
 import { getAllPRs } from "lib/data-retrieval/getAllPRs"
 import { getBountiedIssues } from "lib/data-retrieval/getBountiedIssues"
-import { getIssuesCreated } from "lib/data-retrieval/getIssuesCreated"
+import { getRecentIssues } from "lib/data-retrieval/getRecentIssues"
 import { getLastWednesday } from "lib/ai/date-utils"
 import { analyzePRWithAI } from "lib/ai-stuff/analyze-pr"
 import { processDiscussionsForContributors } from "lib/data-retrieval/processDiscussions"
@@ -179,31 +179,40 @@ export async function generateOverview(startDate: string) {
     // Wait for all bounty fetching to complete
     await Promise.all(bountiedIssuesPromises)
 
-    const getIssuesCreatedPromises = Object.keys(contributorData).map(
-      async (contributor) => {
-        const { totalIssues, majorIssues } = await getIssuesCreated(
-          repo,
-          contributor,
-          startDateString,
-        )
+    const recentIssues = await getRecentIssues(repo, startDateString)
+    const issuesByAuthor: Record<string, { total: number; major: number }> = {}
 
-        console.log(
-          `Processed issues created for ${contributor} - totalIssues: ${totalIssues} - majorIssues: ${majorIssues} in ${repo}`,
+    for (const issue of recentIssues) {
+      const author = issue.user?.login
+      if (!author || !contributorData[author]) continue
+      if (!issuesByAuthor[author]) {
+        issuesByAuthor[author] = { total: 0, major: 0 }
+      }
+      issuesByAuthor[author].total++
+      if (
+        issue.labels.some(
+          (label) =>
+            typeof label === "object" && label.name?.toLowerCase() === "major",
         )
+      ) {
+        issuesByAuthor[author].major++
+      }
+    }
 
-        contributorData[contributor].issuesCreated =
-          (contributorData[contributor].issuesCreated || 0) + totalIssues
+    for (const [contributor, counts] of Object.entries(issuesByAuthor)) {
+      console.log(
+        `Processed issues created for ${contributor} - totalIssues: ${counts.total} - majorIssues: ${counts.major} in ${repo}`,
+      )
 
-        // Calculate score based on issues created
-        const scoreFromIssues =
-          Math.min(totalIssues, 5) * 0.5 + majorIssues * 1.5
+      contributorData[contributor].issuesCreated =
+        (contributorData[contributor].issuesCreated || 0) + counts.total
 
-        contributorData[contributor].score =
-          (contributorData[contributor].score || 0) + scoreFromIssues
-      },
-    )
+      const scoreFromIssues =
+        Math.min(counts.total, 5) * 0.5 + counts.major * 1.5
 
-    await Promise.all(getIssuesCreatedPromises)
+      contributorData[contributor].score =
+        (contributorData[contributor].score || 0) + scoreFromIssues
+    }
   }
   // Process GitHub Discussions for all contributors
   const allGithubDiscussions = await processDiscussionsForContributors(
diff --git a/lib/data-retrieval/getRecentIssues.ts b/lib/data-retrieval/getRecentIssues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02de2707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data-retrieval/getRecentIssues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { octokit } from "lib/sdks"
+
+export async function getRecentIssues(repo: string, since: string) {
+  const [owner, repoName] = repo.split("/")
+  const { data } = await octokit.issues.listForRepo({
+    owner,
+    repo: repoName,
+    state: "all",
+    sort: "created",
+    direction: "desc",
+    per_page: 100,
+    since,
+  })
+
+  return data.filter((issue) => !issue.pull_request)
+}
diff --git a/tests/test-pr-scoring.test.ts b/tests/test-pr-scoring.test.ts
index d3faf8ed..13de6a53 100644
--- a/tests/test-pr-scoring.test.ts
+++ b/tests/test-pr-scoring.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ it("should count distinct PRs reviewed", () => {
   expect(result.score).toBe(2) // Should get 2 points for reviewing 2 distinct PRs
 })
 
-it("should cap review points at 10", () => {
+it("should cap review points at 5", () => {
   const mockPRs: AnalyzedPR[] = []
   const stats: ContributorStats = {
     reviewsReceived: 0,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ it("should cap review points at 10", () => {
   }
 
   const result = getContributorScore(mockPRs, stats)
-  expect(result.score).toBe(10) // Should be capped at 10 points
+  expect(result.score).toBe(5) // Should be capped at 5 points
 })
 
 it("should handle edge cases", () => {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe("distinct PRs reviewed functionality", () => {
     expect(result.score).toBe(1) // Should get 1 point for one distinct PR reviewed
   })
 
-  it("should cap review points at 10 even with many distinct PRs", () => {
+  it("should cap review points at 5 even with many distinct PRs", () => {
     const mockPRs: AnalyzedPR[] = []
     const contributorStats: ContributorStats = {
       reviewsReceived: 0,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe("distinct PRs reviewed functionality", () => {
     }
 
     const result = getContributorScore(mockPRs, contributorStats)
-    expect(result.score).toBe(10) // Should be capped at 10 points
+    expect(result.score).toBe(5) // Should be capped at 5 points
   })
 
   it("should handle edge case of no reviews", () => {