diff --git a/MIGRATION.md b/MIGRATION.md
index d537180522947fe40dfc83b83fdfb3eb3d900cf0..18f5330bdcc6694eb24574d3264397e509207507 100644
--- a/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/MIGRATION.md
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ For filling the ldv specification database with data dumps from the LTA (tables
 ## Create combined table
 First create a table in accordance with the `DataProduct` model:
 > CREATE TABLE lofardata_dataproduct(
-obs_id CHARACTER(15),
-oid_source CHARACTER(15),
-dataproduct_source CHARACTER(20),
-dataproduct_type CHARACTER(50),
-project CHARACTER(50),
-location CHARACTER(50), 
-activity CHARACTER(50),
-surl CHARACTER(200),
+obs_id VARCHAR(15),
+oid_source VARCHAR(15),
+dataproduct_source VARCHAR(20),
+dataproduct_type VARCHAR(50),
+project VARCHAR(50),
+location VARCHAR(50), 
+activity VARCHAR(50),
+surl VARCHAR(200),
 filesize BIGINT,
 additional_meta JSON);
 
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ There are 3 tables in the ldvadmin database:
 They all need to be queried to retrieve the wanted information via the commands below. Note that these queries transform information to the wanted model.
 
 raw_dataproducts:
->`INSERT INTO lofardata_dataproduct 
+>INSERT INTO lofardata_dataproduct 
 SELECT obsid AS obs_id, obsid_source AS oid_source, 'LOFAR LTA', dp_type AS dataproduct_type, project, location, activity, uri AS surl, size AS filesize, json_build_object('dysco_compression', dysco, 'antenna_set', antenna_set, 'instrument_filter', instrument_filter) AS additional_meta 
-FROM astrowise.raw_dataproducts;`
+FROM astrowise.raw_dataproducts;
 
 pl_dataproducts:
 >INSERT INTO lofardata_dataproduct 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Since the surl index in our model is unique but the combined table, by above com
 #### Create unique id:
 > ALTER TABLE lofardata_dataproduct ADD COLUMN id bigserial PRIMARY KEY;
 #### Delete duplicate surls:
-> DELETE FROM lofardata_dataproduct x USING lofardata_dataproduct y WHERE x.id < y.id AND x.surl = y.surl;`
+> DELETE FROM lofardata_dataproduct x USING lofardata_dataproduct y WHERE x.id < y.id AND x.surl = y.surl;
 
 ## Dump and restore
 On the database server, dump the newly combined table with the correct format and the date in the filename for future reference as follows: