diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index dbb5e0bf..f6218daa 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ OL_URL=https://openlibrary.org
 
 ## Database backend to use.
 ## Default is postgres, sqlite is for dev quickstart only (NOT production!!!)
-FEDIREADS_DATABASE_BACKEND=postgres
+BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND=postgres
 
 MEDIA_ROOT=images/
 
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index f7fd77dd..d8cb1f2e 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'celerywyrm.wsgi.application'
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#databases
 
-FEDIREADS_DATABASE_BACKEND = env('FEDIREADS_DATABASE_BACKEND', 'postgres')
+BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND = env('BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND', 'postgres')
 
-FEDIREADS_DBS = {
+BOOKWYRM_DBS = {
     'postgres': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
         'NAME': env('POSTGRES_DB', 'bookwyrm'),
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ FEDIREADS_DBS = {
 }
 
 DATABASES = {
-    'default': FEDIREADS_DBS[FEDIREADS_DATABASE_BACKEND]
+    'default': BOOKWYRM_DBS[BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND]
 }
 
 
diff --git a/rebuilddb.sh b/rebuilddb.sh
index 09d024aa..99be0268 100755
--- a/rebuilddb.sh
+++ b/rebuilddb.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 
 source .env
 
-if [ $FEDIREADS_DATABASE_BACKEND = 'sqlite' ]; then
+if [ $BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND = 'sqlite' ]; then
   if [ -f fedireads.db ]; then
     rm fedireads.db
   fi