diff --git a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koschei.yml b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koschei.yml
index 73e792c090..ef7120ceec 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koschei.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/koschei.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
   tasks:
-  - command: koschei-admin createdb
+  - command: koschei-admin create-db
 
 
 - name: bring koschei staging services up