diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 24336aa..c70b803 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,15 @@ ADMIN_URL=
 `python manage.py createsuperuser`
 
 - follow the prompts to create your superuser and try to access the admin portal at 
-``127.0.0.1:8000/api/admin`
+`127.0.0.1:8000/api/admin`
+
+- finally migrate models to your empty db that should have already been created:
+
+`python manage.py makemigrations`
+
+and then
+
+`python manage.py migrate`