diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require 'fileutils'
-include FileUtils
+require "fileutils"
 
 # path to your application root.
 APP_ROOT = File.expand_path('..', __dir__)
@@ -9,24 +8,25 @@
   system(*args) || abort("\n== Command #{args} failed ==")
 end
 
-chdir APP_ROOT do
-  # This script is a starting point to setup your application.
+FileUtils.chdir APP_ROOT do
+  # This script is a way to set up or update your development environment automatically.
+  # This script is idempotent, so that you can run it at any time and get an expectable outcome.
   # Add necessary setup steps to this file.
 
   puts '== Installing dependencies =='
   system! 'gem install bundler --conservative'
   system('bundle check') || system!('bundle install')
 
-  # Install JavaScript dependencies if using Yarn
-  # system('bin/yarn')
+  # Install JavaScript dependencies
+  system! 'bin/yarn'
 
   # puts "\n== Copying sample files =="
   # unless File.exist?('config/database.yml')
-  #   cp 'config/database.yml.sample', 'config/database.yml'
+  #   FileUtils.cp 'config/database.yml.sample', 'config/database.yml'
   # end
 
   puts "\n== Preparing database =="
-  system! 'bin/rails db:setup'
+  system! 'bin/rails db:prepare'
 
   puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
   system! 'bin/rails log:clear tmp:clear'