diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index c09fcc25d..1dffa43bf 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ $ docker-compose exec backend yarn run db:reset
 # you could also wipe out your neo4j database and delete all volumes with:
 $ docker-compose down -v
 # if container is not running, run this command to set up your database indeces and contstraints
-$ docker-compose run backend yarn run db:migrate init
+$ docker-compose exec backend yarn run db:migrate init
 ```
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