diff --git a/backend/doc/database_setup.md b/backend/doc/database_setup.md
index 765f928119..af83a84f8b 100644
--- a/backend/doc/database_setup.md
+++ b/backend/doc/database_setup.md
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 1. follow the [instructions](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/install/) to install docker.
 2. open terminal and run: `docker pull postgres`
    
-3. run `make init_docker` if you have not run before. You can find out the running container by run `docker ps`
+3. run `make init_postgres` if you have not run before. You can find out the running container by run `docker ps`
 ```
 CONTAINER ID   IMAGE      COMMAND                  CREATED          STATUS          PORTS                                       NAMES
 bfcdd6369e89   postgres   "docker-entrypoint.s…"   19 minutes ago   Up 19 minutes   0.0.0.0:5433->5432/tcp, :::5433->5432/tcp   brave_bassi
 ```
 
-4. run `make init_database`. It will create the database on the remote specified by DATABASE_URL. You can connect you database using 
+4. run `make init_database`. It will create the database scheme on remote specified by DATABASE_URL. You can connect you database using 
 pgAdmin.
 
 ![img_2.png](img_2.png)
 
-The information you enter must be the same as the `make init_docker`. e.g.
+The information you enter must be the same as the `make init_postgres`. e.g.
 ```
 export DB_USER=postgres
 export DB_PASSWORD=password
diff --git a/backend/scripts/database/database.mk b/backend/scripts/database/database.mk
index 1b0e46588e..6b44a8b195 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/database/database.mk
+++ b/backend/scripts/database/database.mk
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ export DB_PORT=5433
 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@localhost:${DB_PORT}/${DB_NAME}
 export ROOT = "./scripts/database"
 
-init_docker:
-	${ROOT}/docker.sh
+init_postgres:
+	${ROOT}/init_postgres.sh
 
 init_database:
-	${ROOT}/db_init.sh
+	${ROOT}/init_database.sh
 
 reset_db:
 	#diesel database reset
diff --git a/backend/scripts/database/db_init.sh b/backend/scripts/database/init_database.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/scripts/database/db_init.sh
rename to backend/scripts/database/init_database.sh
diff --git a/backend/scripts/database/docker.sh b/backend/scripts/database/init_postgres.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/scripts/database/docker.sh
rename to backend/scripts/database/init_postgres.sh