diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yaml b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
index 7f0e3ea418b13367aa8400dba8e7d2e86f5ed6b1..5f60fa52f69b64afd054684040f9270343aaf2c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ sync_e2e_benchmark:
           ci/wait-for-postgres.sh ${HAF_ADMIN_POSTGRES_URL} && \
           cd ${WORKING_DIR} && \
           cat ${WORKING_DIR}/.hivemind-venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/hive/_version.py > version.log && \
+          /home/hivemind/docker_entrypoint.sh setup \
+            --database-admin-url="${HAF_ADMIN_POSTGRES_URL}" \
+            --add-mocks=${ADD_MOCKS} && \
           ${WORKING_DIR}/docker_entrypoint.sh sync \
             --log-mask-sensitive-data \
             --pid-file hive_sync.pid \
@@ -276,7 +279,6 @@ sync_e2e_benchmark:
             --test-profile=False \
             --prometheus-port 11011 \
             --database-url="${HAF_POSTGRES_URL}" \
-            --database-admin-url="${HAF_ADMIN_POSTGRES_URL}" \
             --community-start-block 4998000 && \
           ${WORKING_DIR}/app/ci/collect-db-stats.sh && \
           python -m http.server ${RUNNER_HIVEMIND_SERVER_HTTP_PORT}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c47c1f9b9544f0d48b922718aa830bba821e0be..0d4140984fe8d8f44efa7047318f0fb1aabeb357 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,14 +185,18 @@ Entering application main loop...
 
 #### Running Hivemind instance container
 
-The built Hivemind instance requires a preconfigured HAF database to store its data. The required database configuration will be performed automatically by the container before the `hive sync` command is run:
+The built Hivemind instance requires a preconfigured HAF database to store its data. You  can perform them with `setup` command before starting the sync.
 
 The commands below assume that the running HAF container has IP: 172.17.0.2
 
 ```bash
-../hivemind/scripts/run_instance.sh registry.gitlab.syncad.com/hive/hivemind/instance:local sync \
-   --database-url="postgresql://haf_app_admin@172.17.0.2:5432/haf_block_log" \
+# Set-up Database
+../hivemind/scripts/run_instance.sh registry.gitlab.syncad.com/hive/hivemind/instance:local setup \
    --database-admin-url="postgresql://haf_admin@172.17.0.2/haf_block_log" # haf_admin access URL
+
+# Run the sync
+../hivemind/scripts/run_instance.sh registry.gitlab.syncad.com/hive/hivemind/instance:local sync \
+   --database-url="postgresql://haf_app_admin@172.17.0.2:5432/haf_block_log"
 ```
 
 ## Updating from an existing hivemind database
diff --git a/docker/docker_entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker_entrypoint.sh
index df0023a64c26c4ed1d6ad2b6b6288b6c7017e48d..d06eef49d59981a3deea8553173012014655afde 100755
--- a/docker/docker_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker_entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     --database-admin-url=*)
         POSTGRES_ADMIN_URL="${1#*=}"
         ;;
+    --add-mocks=*)
+        ADD_MOCKS="${1#*=}"
+        ;;
+    --add-mocks)
+        ADD_MOCKS=true
+        ;;
     *)
-      HIVEMIND_ARGS+=("$1") 
+        HIVEMIND_ARGS+=("$1") 
   esac
   shift
 done
@@ -48,24 +54,23 @@ run_hive() {
   fi
 }
 
-sync() {
-  log "sync" "Setting up the database before sync..."
+setup() {
+  log "setup" "Setting up the database..."
   cd /home/hivemind/app
-  ./setup_postgres.sh --postgres-url="${POSTGRES_URL}"
+  ./setup_postgres.sh --postgres-url="${POSTGRES_ADMIN_URL}"
   ./setup_db.sh --postgres-url="${POSTGRES_ADMIN_URL}"
   if [[ "$ADD_MOCKS" == "true" ]]; then
-    log "sync" "Adding mocks to database..."
+    log "setup" "Adding mocks to database..."
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     source /home/hivemind/.hivemind-venv/bin/activate
     ci/add-mocks-to-db.sh --postgres-url="${POSTGRES_ADMIN_URL}"
     deactivate
   fi 
-  run_hive
 }
 
 case "$COMMAND" in
-    sync)
-      sync
+    setup)
+      setup
       ;;
     *)
       run_hive