diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6675b89..09d1eff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Installation is simple just run
 npm i
 ```
 
+If you do not have a local instance of mongoDB running then run `docker-compose up`.
+Be sure to run the `db_migrations/init_collection.js` on your mongodb shell.
+
 To run the server locally use
 
 ```
diff --git a/db_migrations/init_collections.js b/db_migrations/init_collections.js
index 0a7ee5e..c76fd89 100644
--- a/db_migrations/init_collections.js
+++ b/db_migrations/init_collections.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use matilda;
+use matilda
 db.sequences.insert({
   '_id': 'task_id',
   'nextIndex': 0
-});
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+})
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