diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2c69a9e4..5e841baae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ cd consul
 bundle install
 cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
 cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
+rake db:create
 bin/rake db:setup
+bin/rake db:dev_seed
 RAILS_ENV=test bin/rake db:setup
 ```