diff --git a/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index 00faa6a6..5248c887 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ function execweb {
 }
 
 function initdb {
-    execweb python manage.py migrate
-    execweb python manage.py initdb "$@"
+    runweb python manage.py migrate
+    runweb python manage.py initdb "$@"
 }
 
 function makeitblack {
-    docker-compose run --rm web black celerywyrm bookwyrm
+    runweb black celerywyrm bookwyrm
 }
 
 function awscommand {