diff --git a/sql/feedback/001_init.sql b/sql/feedback/001_init.sql
index 4fd61cc..ebd0c2d 100644
--- a/sql/feedback/001_init.sql
+++ b/sql/feedback/001_init.sql
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 --
 -- Apply with e.g.:
 --   mysql -h <DB_HOST> -u <DB_USER> -p <FEEDBACK_DB> < 001_init.sql
-
-USE `nachklang-feedback`;
+--
+-- Deliberately no USE statement here: the target database is selected via
+-- the mysql command line above (whatever FEEDBACK_DB is actually named in
+-- .env), not hardcoded to a literal schema name.
 
 -- 1. events -------------------------------------------------------------
 CREATE TABLE events (