diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8defbd28..49d9b404d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ export CONTAINER_RUN ?= $(CONTAINER_COMMAND) run -dit --network=host
 export IN_CONTAINER ?= false
 export IN_CI ?= false
 
-# TODO: deprecated
 export WATCH
-export db ?= -cf
+export UNIWORXDB_OPTS ?= -cf
 
 export CONTAINER_ID
 export FRADRIVE_SERVICE
@@ -205,10 +204,10 @@ serve-backend:
 
 # HELP(db-cf-backend): clear and fill database. requires running postgres
 # TODO (db-m-$MIGRATION-backend): apply migration (see src/Model/Migration/Definition.hs for list of available migrations)
---db-%-dev-backend: .stack
+--db-backend: .stack
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
 	AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
-	stack exec uniworxdb -- -$*
+	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)
 
 .stack: stack.yaml stack.yaml.lock package.yaml
 .stack: