diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/erase_streams.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/erase_streams.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..042e857fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/management/commands/erase_streams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+""" Delete user streams """
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+import redis
+
+from bookwyrm import settings
+
+r = redis.Redis(
+    host=settings.REDIS_ACTIVITY_HOST, port=settings.REDIS_ACTIVITY_PORT, db=0
+)
+
+
+def erase_streams():
+    """ throw the whole redis away """
+    r.flushall()
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """ delete activity streams for all users """
+
+    help = "Delete all the user streams"
+    # pylint: disable=no-self-use,unused-argument
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        """ flush all, baby """
+        erase_streams()
diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/rebuild_feeds.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/populate_streams.py
similarity index 64%
rename from bookwyrm/management/commands/rebuild_feeds.py
rename to bookwyrm/management/commands/populate_streams.py
index 70d4dd981..06ca5f075 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/management/commands/rebuild_feeds.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/management/commands/populate_streams.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Delete and re-create user feeds """
+""" Re-create user streams """
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 import redis
 
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ r = redis.Redis(
 )
 
 
-def erase_feeds():
-    """ throw the whole redis away """
-    r.flushall()
-
-
-def create_feeds():
-    """ build all the fields for all the users """
+def populate_streams():
+    """ build all the streams for all the users """
     users = models.User.objects.filter(
         local=True,
         is_active=True,
@@ -26,11 +21,10 @@ def create_feeds():
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
-    """ start all over with user feeds """
+    """ start all over with user streams """
 
-    help = "Delete and re-create all the user feeds"
+    help = "Populate streams for all users"
     # pylint: disable=no-self-use,unused-argument
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         """ run feed builder """
-        erase_feeds()
-        create_feeds()
+        populate_streams()
diff --git a/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index 712b80287..b6406f2cb 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ case "$CMD" in
     black)
         makeitblack
         ;;
+    populate_feeds)
+        execweb python manage.py populate_streams
+        ;;
     *)
-        echo "Unrecognised command. Try: build, clean, up, initdb, resetdb, makemigrations, migrate, bash, shell, dbshell, restart_celery, test, pytest, test_report, black"
+        echo "Unrecognised command. Try: build, clean, up, initdb, resetdb, makemigrations, migrate, bash, shell, dbshell, restart_celery, test, pytest, test_report, black, populate_feeds"
         ;;
 esac