diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cee71afc..d14df6f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ clean:
 clean-images:
 	docker images prune
 
-# Requires argument `dbname` to specify the name of the new DB, usage: `make local-db dbname=my_db`
+# Requires argument `dbname` to specify the name of the new DB, usage: `make local-db dbname=my_db dbfile=mydb.sql`
+# Requires argument `dbfile` to specify the name of the DB dump file to recreate, usage: `make local-db dbname=my_db dbfile=mydb.sql`
 local-db:
 	cd db && docker exec --workdir / rubin-obs-api-postgres-1 psql -U craft -c "create database $(dbname);"
-	cd db && docker exec --workdir / rubin-obs-api-postgres-1 psql -U craft -d $(dbname) -f inv_mar.sql
+	cd db && docker exec --workdir / rubin-obs-api-postgres-1 psql -U craft -d $(dbname) -f $(dbfile)
 	echo "\n\n\n\nDon't forget to update your docker-compose-local-db.yaml with the DB name: $(dbname)"
 
 db-list:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 896dba63..b834bc43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,36 @@ This project was created with Docker version 20.10.5.
 
 ### To use a local db
 
+#### Make scripts
+
+---
+To list your local DBs:
+
+`make db-list`
+
+---
+To list the databases sitting around in the `prod` environment:
+
+`make cloud-db-list`
+
+---
+To export a `prod` database to the `gs://release_db_sql_files/rubinobs/` bucket:
+
+`make cloud-db-export dbname=prod_db`
+
+* The argument `dbname` is required and should be one of the databases listed from `make cloud-db-list`
+* Once you download the DB dump file, move it to the `./db/` folder
+---
+To recreate a local DB from a dump file located within `./db/`:
+
+`make local-db dbname=my_new_local_db dbfile=prod.sql`
+
+* The argument `dbname` is required and will be the name of the newly created database
+* The argument `dbfile` is required and should be the name of the DB file to recreate, this file _must_ be in the `./db/` folder
+---
+#### Deprecated workflow
+
+0. Uncomment the `COPY` line in `./db/Dockerfile`
 1. Install [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
 2. Clone this repository
 3. Add a .env file (based on .env.sample) and provide values appropriate to your local dev environment
diff --git a/db/Dockerfile b/db/Dockerfile
index d57f01f3..15efa7eb 100644
--- a/db/Dockerfile
+++ b/db/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FROM postgres:13-alpine
 
-COPY db.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/db.sql
\ No newline at end of file
+# Commented out so that the Makefile DB scripts can do their thing
+# COPY db.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/db.sql
\ No newline at end of file