diff --git a/server/src/db/db_init.ts b/server/src/db/db_init.ts
index 91e76f91d98a7720fe557b738ecc2ecb11531694..f39f8219be209ca48cfb28531eefc3a83acf6f62 100644
--- a/server/src/db/db_init.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/db_init.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Customer from "./models/Customer";
 import Boat from "./models/Boat";
 import Worker from "./models/Worker";
 import CheckIn from "./models/CheckIn";
-import { checkDB } from "./seqConnection";
+import { createTableIfNotExists } from "./seqConnection";
 
 const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development";
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const dbInit = async () => {
   await CheckIn.sync({ alter: isDev });
 };
 const connectAndInit = async () => {
-  await checkDB();
+  await createTableIfNotExists();
   await dbInit();
 };
 export default connectAndInit;
diff --git a/server/src/db/seqConnection.ts b/server/src/db/seqConnection.ts
index 5d04ec31e509f3b6412111cb09a3a322c209da35..e816b22acdf089f26c4de42fa15ea3abac2772be 100644
--- a/server/src/db/seqConnection.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/seqConnection.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let sequelizeConnection = new Sequelize(
   }
 );
 //check if DB in env exists. If not, create a one
-export const checkDB = async () => {
+export const createTableIfNotExists = async () => {
   const client = new Client({
     host: envVars.dbHost,
     port: 5432, //envVars.dbPort does not exist!