diff --git a/lib/tasks/db.rake b/lib/tasks/db.rake
index af9b5e476..fdcb9c1d3 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 namespace :db do
   desc 'Seed the current RAILS_ENV database from db/seeds.rb'
   task :seed do
+
+    puts "Seeding the database for #{RAILS_ENV}..."
+
     require 'db/seeds'
   end
 
   desc 'Delete the collections in the current RAILS_ENV database'
-  task :delete do
+  task :purge do
     require 'config/environment'
+
+    puts "Purging the database for #{RAILS_ENV}..."
+
     # Specifiy what models to remove
     Post.delete_all
     Person.delete_all
@@ -15,7 +21,10 @@ namespace :db do
 
   desc 'Purge and seed the current RAILS_ENV database using information from db/seeds.rb'
   task :reset do
-    Rake::Task['db:delete'].invoke
+    
+    puts "Resetting the database for #{RAILS_ENV}".upcase
+    Rake::Task['db:purge'].invoke
     Rake::Task['db:seed'].invoke
+    puts "Success!"
   end
 end