diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index c182c56b6..8673b193f 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
 # incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
 #
-# Note that this schema.rb definition is the authoritative source for your
-# database schema. If you need to create the application database on another
-# system, you should be using db:schema:load, not running all the migrations
-# from scratch. The latter is a flawed and unsustainable approach (the more migrations
-# you'll amass, the slower it'll run and the greater likelihood for issues).
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
index cebf4f1cd..5ae605a5a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/app_initializer.rake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace :app_initializer do
     Rake::Task["search:setup"].execute
 
     puts "\n== Preparing database =="
-    system!('bin/rails db:prepare')
+    system('bin/rails db:prepare')
 
     puts "\n== Updating Data =="
     Rake::Task["data_updates:enqueue_data_update_worker"].execute