diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.backend.seed.yml b/.github/workflows/test.backend.seed.yml
index 7bd745ae..225eeacd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.backend.seed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.backend.seed.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo chmod 777 -R ./data
           docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
           sleep 5
-          cd backend && ./seed.sh
+          cd backend && ./push.sh && ./seed.sh
         working-directory: ${{env.WORKING_DIRECTORY}}
 
   #build-development:
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index b1af27d0..58276126 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ To run the backend you can simply execute
 To fill in all required data execute the following commands in order:
 ```
 cd backend
+./push.sh
 ./seed.sh
 ```
 
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ npx directus-sync pull \
   --directus-password admin123
 ```
 
+You can run `./pull.sh` to run this command and modify it via `export PROJECT=...` for a different project configuration.
+
 ## Push Data from Harddrive to Docker
 
 To push local changes or to seed directus use the following command
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ npx directus-sync push \
   --directus-password admin123
 ```
 
+You can run `./push.sh` to run this command and modify it via `export PROJECT=...` for a different project configuration.
+
 ## Seed Data for local development
 
 In order to seed the development data, run the script `backend/seed.sh`.
diff --git a/backend/pull.sh b/backend/pull.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53a92bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/pull.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+DIRECTUS_URL="${DIRECTUS_URL:-http://localhost:8055}"
+DIRECTUS_EMAIL="${DIRECTUS_EMAIL:-admin@it4c.dev}"
+DIRECTUS_PASSWORD="${DIRECTUS_PASSWORD:-admin123}"
+
+PGPASSWORD="${PGPASSWORD:-'directus'}"
+PGUSER="${PGUSER:-'directus'}" 
+PGDATABASE="${PGDATABASE:-'directus'}" 
+
+PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT:-development}"
+PROJECT_FOLDER=$SCRIPT_DIR/directus-config/$PROJECT_NAME
+
+echo "Pull collections"
+npx directus-sync@3.4.0 pull \
+  --dump-path $PROJECT_FOLDER \
+  --directus-url $DIRECTUS_URL \
+  --directus-email $DIRECTUS_EMAIL \
+  --directus-password $DIRECTUS_PASSWORD \
+  || exit 1
diff --git a/backend/push.sh b/backend/push.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..aa535503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/push.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+DIRECTUS_URL="${DIRECTUS_URL:-http://localhost:8055}"
+DIRECTUS_EMAIL="${DIRECTUS_EMAIL:-admin@it4c.dev}"
+DIRECTUS_PASSWORD="${DIRECTUS_PASSWORD:-admin123}"
+
+PGPASSWORD="${PGPASSWORD:-'directus'}"
+PGUSER="${PGUSER:-'directus'}" 
+PGDATABASE="${PGDATABASE:-'directus'}" 
+
+PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT:-development}"
+PROJECT_FOLDER=$SCRIPT_DIR/directus-config/$PROJECT_NAME
+
+echo "Push collections"
+npx directus-sync@3.4.0 push \
+  --dump-path $PROJECT_FOLDER \
+  --directus-url $DIRECTUS_URL \
+  --directus-email $DIRECTUS_EMAIL \
+  --directus-password $DIRECTUS_PASSWORD \
+  || exit 1
diff --git a/backend/seed.sh b/backend/seed.sh
index d69219e0..b62384f6 100755
--- a/backend/seed.sh
+++ b/backend/seed.sh
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ PGDATABASE="${PGDATABASE:-'directus'}"
 PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT:-development}"
 PROJECT_FOLDER=$SCRIPT_DIR/directus-config/$PROJECT_NAME
 
-echo "Sync collections"
-npx directus-sync@3.4.0 push \
-  --dump-path $PROJECT_FOLDER \
-  --directus-url $DIRECTUS_URL \
-  --directus-email $DIRECTUS_EMAIL \
-  --directus-password $DIRECTUS_PASSWORD \
-  || exit 1
-
 echo "Seed data"
 npx directus-sync@3.4.0 seed push \
   --seed-path $PROJECT_FOLDER/seed \