diff --git a/docs/setup-dev-environment.md b/docs/setup-dev-environment.md
index 8d88dd57..04ebdcb0 100644
--- a/docs/setup-dev-environment.md
+++ b/docs/setup-dev-environment.md
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ In your Ubuntu installation where you have been running these setup steps (e.g.
 
 ```bash
 psql < <dumpfile>
+```  
+  
+Alternatively, if you get errors using the above command, use pg_restore:  
+  ```bash
+pg_restore -d <colouringlondondb> <dumpfile>
 ```
 
 #### Run migrations