diff --git a/server/main-api/README.md b/server/main-api/README.md
index 897c9f593..a8282ce81 100644
--- a/server/main-api/README.md
+++ b/server/main-api/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cargo install sqlx-cli
 Migrations can be added using
 
 ```bash
-sqlx migrate add -r <migration-name>
+cargo sqlx migrate add -r <migration-name>
 ```
 
 ### Adding/editing database queries
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ To get compiletime guarantees for our queries, we use sqlx.
 To add/edit a query, you will need to run the following command:
 
 ```bash
-sqlx migrate run --database-url postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres
+cargo sqlx migrate run --database-url postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres
 cargo sqlx prepare --database-url postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres --workspace
 ```
 
diff --git a/server/main-api/src/setup/database/mod.rs b/server/main-api/src/setup/database/mod.rs
index 83f411322..56e1c1e9f 100644
--- a/server/main-api/src/setup/database/mod.rs
+++ b/server/main-api/src/setup/database/mod.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ async fn load_data(
     tx: &mut sqlx::Transaction<'_, sqlx::Postgres>,
 ) -> Result<(), crate::BoxedError> {
     info!("deleting old data");
-    sqlx::query!("DELETE FROM aliases")
-        .execute(&mut **tx)
-        .await?;
+    sqlx::query!("DELETE FROM aliases").execute(&mut **tx).await?;
     sqlx::query!("DELETE FROM en").execute(&mut **tx).await?;
     sqlx::query!("DELETE FROM de").execute(&mut **tx).await?;