diff --git a/pages/common/cradle-sql.md b/pages/common/cradle-sql.md
index cf1ad9835..87b8804d9 100644
--- a/pages/common/cradle-sql.md
+++ b/pages/common/cradle-sql.md
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 `cradle sql build {{package_name}}`
 
-- Truncate the entire database:
+- Empty the entire database:
 
 `cradle sql flush`
 
-- Truncate the database tables for a specific package:
+- Empty the database tables for a specific package:
 
 `cradle sql flush {{package_name}}`