diff --git a/modules/database.py b/modules/database.py
index fd601ea..d4bde25 100644
--- a/modules/database.py
+++ b/modules/database.py
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@ def restore(dbuser='default', backup_file=None, reinitialize=True):
 
 
 @task
-def sync(dst):
+def sync(src):
     """
-    sync from current branch database to destination branch
-    dst - the destination database
+    sync database from source branch to current branch
+    src - the database source branch
     """
     configuration = env.config
     import initialize
 
-    branch_dst = dst
-    configuration_src = configuration
-    configuration_dst = initialize.environment(branch_dst)
+    branch_src = src
+    configuration_src = initialize.environment(branch_src)
+    configuration_dst = configuration
 
     print "branch_src: %s" % configuration_src.project.branch
     print "branch_dst: %s" % configuration_dst.project.branch