diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0b791bb74..1cf0a455de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ mongod
 # Initialize Free Code Camp
 # This will seed the database for the first time.
 # This command should only be run once.
-npm run init
+npm run first-time
 
 # start the application
 gulp
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9b5a9bca4..1c6f77559a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/freecodecamp/freecodecamp.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "init": "npm run create-rev && echo '\n\nseeding database\n\n' && node seed && node seed/nonprofits",
-    "create-rev": "test ! -e server/rev-manifest.json && echo 'creating manifest' && touch server/rev-manifest.json && echo '{}' >> server/rev-manifest.json",
+    "first-time": "npm run create-rev && echo '\n\nseeding database\n\n' && node seed && node seed/nonprofits",
+    "create-rev": "test ! -e server/rev-manifest.json && echo '\n\ncreating manifest\n\n' && touch server/rev-manifest.json && echo '{}' >> server/rev-manifest.json",
     "build": "gulp build",
     "start": "babel-node server/server.js",
     "prestart-production": "bower cache clean && bower install && gulp build",