diff --git a/bootstrap/init_db.py b/bootstrap/init_populate.py
similarity index 65%
rename from bootstrap/init_db.py
rename to bootstrap/init_populate.py
index e51c118..03d709a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/init_db.py
+++ b/bootstrap/init_populate.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ from oshipka.persistance import populate_static, init_db
 from populate import populate_db
 from webapp.app import app
 
-if init_db(app):
-    populate_static(app)
-    populate_db(app)
+init_db(app)
+populate_static(app)
+populate_db(app)
diff --git a/bootstrap/worker.py b/bootstrap/worker.py
index 97420bf..f69e1c7 100644
--- a/bootstrap/worker.py
+++ b/bootstrap/worker.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-from oshipka import worker, init_db
+from oshipka import worker
+
+from oshipka.persistance import populate_static, init_db
 
 from populate import populate_db
 from webapp.app import app
 
 if init_db(app):
+    populate_static(app)
     populate_db(app)
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     worker.main()
diff --git a/oshipka.sh b/oshipka.sh
index f422ce9..03b5afc 100755
--- a/oshipka.sh
+++ b/oshipka.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ echo "oshipka is at: $OSHIPKA_PATH"
 
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 HELP="
-Usage $0 [ bootstrap | model | db_migrate | db_upgrade | init | worker | web | venv | install | link | cert ]
+Usage $0 [ bootstrap | model | db_migrate | db_upgrade | db_populate | db_recreate | db_purge_recreate | init | worker | web | venv | install | link | cert ]
 
     bootstrap [PROJECT_PATH]     Create a new project in PROJECT_PATH
-    model [MODEL_NAME]           Create or update a model
     init                         Install dev env
 
+    model                        Create or update a model from files in webapp/view_models/*.yaml
+    db_migrate                   DB migration
+    db_upgrade                   DB upgrade to last migration
+    db_populate                  Populate db with data from data_static/ and populate.py
+    db_recreate                  Delete the database, recreate to latest migration and populate
+    db_purge_recreate            Same as db_recreate but also purge the migrations
+
     worker                       Start worker
     web                          Start webapp
 
@@ -101,8 +107,8 @@ bootstrap() {
     link_dev_oshipka
     source venv/bin/activate
     python manager.py db init
-    python manager.py db migrate -m "Initial migration."
-    python init_db.py
+    python manager.py db migrate -m "001"
+    _post_migrate
     python manager.py db upgrade
 }
 
@@ -122,8 +128,6 @@ model() {
 db_migrate() {
    shift
    source venv/bin/activate
-   python init_db.py
-   db_upgrade
    python manager.py db migrate
    _post_migrate
 }
@@ -131,13 +135,37 @@ db_migrate() {
 db_upgrade() {
   shift
   source venv/bin/activate
-  python init_db.py
   python manager.py db upgrade
 }
 
+db_purge_recreate() {
+  shift
+  source venv/bin/activate
+  rm -rf data/db.sqlite data/search_index migrations/
+  python manager.py db init
+  db_migrate
+  db_upgrade
+  db_populate
+}
+
+db_populate() {
+  shift
+  source venv/bin/activate
+  python init_populate.py
+}
+
+db_recreate() {
+  shift
+  source venv/bin/activate
+  rm -rf data/db.sqlite data/search_index
+  db_upgrade
+  db_populate
+}
+
 _post_migrate() {
   for i in migrations/versions/*.py; do
     sed -i "s/sqlalchemy_utils.types.choice.ChoiceType(length=255), /sa.String(), / " "$i";
+    sed -i "s/oshipka.persistance.LiberalBoolean(), /sa.Boolean(), / " "$i";
   done
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +180,12 @@ command_main() {
         ;;
         db_upgrade) db_upgrade "$@"
         ;;
+        db_populate) db_populate "$@"
+        ;;
+        db_recreate) db_recreate "$@"
+        ;;
+        db_purge_recreate) db_purge_recreate "$@"
+        ;;
         init) init "$@"
         ;;
         worker) worker "$@"
diff --git a/oshipka/persistance/__init__.py b/oshipka/persistance/__init__.py
index 01171bb..9808895 100644
--- a/oshipka/persistance/__init__.py
+++ b/oshipka/persistance/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from config import SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI, MAKEDIRS, DATABASE_FILE, SEARCH_INDEX_PATH, STATIC_DATA_DIR, basepath
 from flask_migrate import Migrate, Manager, MigrateCommand
 from flask_migrate import upgrade as migrate_upgrade
+from flask_migrate import migrate as migrate_migrate
 from flask_migrate import init as migrate_init
 from flask_security import RoleMixin, UserMixin
 from flask_security import Security, SQLAlchemyUserDatastore