diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 9ee35d24b..c46d03aa6 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ createdb notification_api
 
 # Upgrade databases
 source environment.sh
-python application.py db upgrade
+flask db upgrade
diff --git a/scripts/check_if_new_migration.py b/scripts/check_if_new_migration.py
index 2cd1614d0..2878086f6 100644
--- a/scripts/check_if_new_migration.py
+++ b/scripts/check_if_new_migration.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def get_latest_db_migration_to_apply():
     project_dir = dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__)))  # Get the main project directory
     migrations_dir = '{}/migrations/versions/'.format(project_dir)
     migration_files = [migration_file for migration_file in os.listdir(migrations_dir) if migration_file.endswith('py')]
-    # sometimes there's a trailing underscore, if script was created with `python app.py db migrate --rev-id=...`
+    # sometimes there's a trailing underscore, if script was created with `flask db migrate --rev-id=...`
     latest_file = sorted(migration_files, reverse=True)[0].replace('_.py', '').replace('.py', '')
     return latest_file