diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 10c052ea0..31e2b664b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ database: .stack .stack-work.lock compile-backend-prod
 serve-database: CONTAINER_INTERACTIVE=-it
 serve-database: --containerized-database
 
+.PHONY: database-%
+database-%:
+	@echo "This target, intended to fill, clear, migrate, ... the database using uniworxdb from inside the backend container is yet to be implemented"
+	exit 1
+
 .PHONY: .stack
 .stack: stack.yaml stack.yaml.lock
 .stack: