diff --git a/app/blogPosts.json b/app/blogPosts.json
index 41da47c..0b9d515 100644
--- a/app/blogPosts.json
+++ b/app/blogPosts.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "_id": "_design/blogPosts",
-  "_rev": "128-d6bf6a41f78d140bdbb71a8bed3c2554",
   "views": {
     "blog-posts": {
       "map": "function (doc) {\n  if (doc.type == \"post\" && !doc.draft) {\n    emit(doc._id.slice(-8), 1);\n  }\n}\n\n\n\n\n"
diff --git a/app/posts.py b/app/posts.py
index f7f6c08..1a8c077 100644
--- a/app/posts.py
+++ b/app/posts.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Posts:
 
         self.client.credentials = (user, password)
 
-        self.db = self.client["blog"]
+        self.db = self.client[name]
 
         self.iterpost = self.postIterator("blogPosts/blog-posts")
 
diff --git a/app/run.sh b/app/run.sh
index 46eca1f..714f05d 100644
--- a/app/run.sh
+++ b/app/run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-touch /wtfisthis
+curl localhost:5984 2> /dev/null
+while [ $? != 0 ]; do
+  curl localhost:5984 2> /dev/null
+  sleep 5;
+done
+
+curl -XPUT http://$COUCHDB_USER:$COUCHDB_PASSWORD@localhost:5984/blog || true
+curl -XPUT http://$COUCHDB_USER:$COUCHDB_PASSWORD@localhost:5984/blog/_design/blogPosts -d @/blogPosts.json || true
 exec python3 "$@"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 19464a9..f09e376 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
+  couch:
+    build: couchdb
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:5984:5984"
+    env_file:
+      - "./.envrc"
   web:
     build: app
     ports:
@@ -7,9 +13,5 @@ services:
     network_mode: host
     env_file:
       - "./.envrc"
-  couch:
-    build: couchdb
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:5984:5984"
-    env_file:
-      - "./.envrc"
+    depends_on:
+      - "couch"