diff --git a/wis2box-management/wis2box/metadata/station.py b/wis2box-management/wis2box/metadata/station.py
index d1b729d78..685905103 100644
--- a/wis2box-management/wis2box/metadata/station.py
+++ b/wis2box-management/wis2box/metadata/station.py
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ def check_station_datasets(wigos_station_identifier: str) -> Iterator[dict]:
             yield topic
 
 
-def add_topic_hierarchy(new_topic: str, territory_name: str, wsi: str) -> None:
+def add_topic_hierarchy(new_topic: str, territory_name: str = None,
+                        wsi: str = None) -> None:
     """
     Adds topic hierarchy to topic
 
@@ -264,9 +265,9 @@ def add_topic_hierarchy(new_topic: str, territory_name: str, wsi: str) -> None:
 
     valid_topics = [topic for link, topic in load_datasets()]
     if new_topic not in valid_topics:
-        msg = f'ERROR: Invalid topic: {new_topic}\n'
-        msg += 'Valid topics:\n'
-        msg += '\n'.join(valid_topics)
+        msg = (f'ERROR: Invalid topic: {new_topic}\n'
+               'Valid topics:\n'
+               '\n'.join(valid_topics))
         LOGGER.error(msg)
         return
 
@@ -293,23 +294,36 @@ def add_topic_hierarchy(new_topic: str, territory_name: str, wsi: str) -> None:
         upsert_collection_item('stations', feature)
 
 
-def publish_from_csv() -> None:
+def publish_from_csv(path: Path = None, topic: str = None) -> None:
     """
     Publishes station collection to API config and backend from csv
 
+    :param path: `Path` to station list CSV (default is `None`)
+    :param topic: `str` of topic hierarchy (default is `None`)
+
     :returns: `None`
     """
 
-    if not STATIONS.exists():
-        msg = f'Please create a station metadata file in {STATION_METADATA}'
-        LOGGER.error(msg)
-        raise RuntimeError(msg)
+    stations_csv_to_publish = STATIONS
+
+    if path is not None:
+        if not path.exists():
+            msg = f'Station file {path} does not exist'
+            LOGGER.error(msg)
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+        stations_csv_to_publish = path
+    else:
+        if not STATIONS.exists():
+            msg = f'Please create a station metadata file in {STATION_METADATA}'  # noqa
+            LOGGER.error(msg)
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
     oscar_baseurl = 'https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails'  # noqa
 
-    LOGGER.debug(f'Publishing station list from {STATIONS}')
+    LOGGER.debug(f'Publishing station list from {stations_csv_to_publish}')
     station_list = []
-    with STATIONS.open() as fh:
+    with stations_csv_to_publish.open() as fh:
         reader = csv.DictReader(fh)
 
         for row in reader:
@@ -378,6 +392,13 @@ def publish_from_csv() -> None:
                 LOGGER.debug(f'Station does not exist: {err}')
             upsert_collection_item('stations', feature)
 
+            if None not in [path, topic]:
+                msg = f"Adding topic {topic} to station {row['wigos_station_identifier']}"  # noqa
+                LOGGER.debug(msg)
+
+                add_topic_hierarchy(topic, row['territory_name'],
+                                    row['wigos_station_identifier'])
+
     LOGGER.info(f'Updated station list: {station_list}')
     # inform mqtt-metrics-collector
     notify_msg = {
@@ -495,11 +516,14 @@ def setup(ctx, verbosity):
 
 @click.command()
 @click.pass_context
+@cli_helpers.OPTION_PATH
+@cli_helpers.OPTION_TOPIC_HIERARCHY
 @cli_helpers.OPTION_VERBOSITY
-def publish_collection(ctx, verbosity):
+def publish_collection(ctx, path, topic, verbosity):
     """Publish from station_list.csv"""
 
-    publish_from_csv()
+    publish_from_csv(path, topic)
+
     click.echo('Done')