diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/init.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/init.go
index 1f33f1ac9b..6bd461a236 100644
--- a/cmd/admin/initialise/init.go
+++ b/cmd/admin/initialise/init.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package initialise
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	_ "embed"
 
 	"github.com/caos/logging"
+	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ The user provided by flags needs priviledge to
 			if err := viper.Unmarshal(config); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return initialise(config)
+			return initialise(config, verifyUser, verifyDB, verifyGrant)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -54,15 +56,38 @@ The user provided by flags needs priviledge to
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&user, userFlag, "", "(required) the user to check if the database, user and grants exists and create if not")
 	cmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired(userFlag)
 
+	cmd.AddCommand(newZitadel(), newDatabase(), newUser(), newGrant())
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func initialise(config *Config) error {
+func adminConfig(config database.Config) database.Config {
+	adminConfig := config
+	adminConfig.User = user
+	adminConfig.Password = password
+	adminConfig.SSL.Cert = sslCert
+	adminConfig.SSL.Key = sslKey
+
+	return adminConfig
+}
+
+func initialise(config *Config, steps ...func(*sql.DB, database.Config) error) error {
 	logging.Info("initialization started")
 
-	if err := prepareDB(config.Database, user, password, sslCert, sslKey); err != nil {
+	db, err := database.Connect(adminConfig(config.Database))
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return prepareZitadel(config.Database)
+	for _, step := range steps {
+		if err = step(db, config.Database); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err = db.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return verifyZitadel(config.Database)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_database.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_database.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a8f035c2c1..0000000000
--- a/cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_database.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-package initialise
-
-import (
-	"database/sql"
-
-	"github.com/caos/logging"
-	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
-)
-
-func prepareDB(config database.Config, user, password, sslCert, sslKey string) error {
-	adminConfig := config
-	adminConfig.User = user
-	adminConfig.Password = password
-	adminConfig.SSL.Cert = sslCert
-	adminConfig.SSL.Key = sslKey
-
-	db, err := database.Connect(adminConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logging.Info("verify user")
-	if err = verifyUser(db, config); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logging.Info("verify database")
-	if err = verifyDB(db, config); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logging.Info("verify grant")
-	if err = verifyGrant(db, config); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return db.Close()
-}
-
-func verifyUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	exists, err := existsUser(db, config)
-	if exists || err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return createUser(db, config)
-}
-
-func existsUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (exists bool, err error) {
-	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT username FROM [show roles] WHERE username = $1)", config.User)
-	err = row.Scan(&exists)
-	return exists, err
-}
-
-func createUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("CREATE USER $1 WITH PASSWORD $2", config.User, &sql.NullString{String: config.Password, Valid: config.Password != ""})
-	return err
-}
-
-func verifyDB(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	exists, err := existsDatabase(db, config)
-	if exists || err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return createDatabase(db, config)
-}
-
-func existsDatabase(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (exists bool, err error) {
-	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT database_name FROM [show databases] WHERE database_name = $1)", config.Database)
-	err = row.Scan(&exists)
-	return exists, err
-}
-
-func createDatabase(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("CREATE DATABASE " + config.Database)
-	return err
-}
-
-func verifyGrant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	exists, err := hasGrant(db, config)
-	if exists || err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return grant(db, config)
-}
-
-func hasGrant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (has bool, err error) {
-	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [SHOW GRANTS ON DATABASE "+config.Database+"] where grantee = $1 AND privilege_type = 'ALL')", config.User)
-	err = row.Scan(&has)
-	return has, err
-}
-
-func grant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("GRANT ALL ON DATABASE " + config.Database + " TO " + config.User)
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_database.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_database.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb54f5888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package initialise
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/caos/logging"
+	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func newDatabase() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "database",
+		Short: "initialize only the database",
+		Long: `Sets up the ZITADEL database.
+
+Prereqesits:
+- cockroachdb
+
+The user provided by flags needs priviledge to 
+- create the database if it does not exist
+- see other users and create a new one if the user does not exist
+- grant all rights of the ZITADEL database to the user created if not yet set
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			config := new(Config)
+			if err := viper.Unmarshal(config); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return initialise(config, verifyDB)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyDB(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	logging.Info("verify database")
+	exists, err := existsDatabase(db, config)
+	if exists || err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return createDatabase(db, config)
+}
+
+func existsDatabase(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (exists bool, err error) {
+	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT database_name FROM [show databases] WHERE database_name = $1)", config.Database)
+	err = row.Scan(&exists)
+	return exists, err
+}
+
+func createDatabase(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("CREATE DATABASE " + config.Database)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_grant.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_grant.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf62e4ea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_grant.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package initialise
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/caos/logging"
+	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func newGrant() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "grant",
+		Short: "set ALL grant to user",
+		Long: `Sets ALL grant to the database user.
+
+Prereqesits:
+- cockroachdb
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			config := new(Config)
+			if err := viper.Unmarshal(config); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return initialise(config, verifyGrant)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyGrant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	logging.Info("verify grant")
+	exists, err := hasGrant(db, config)
+	if exists || err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return grant(db, config)
+}
+
+func hasGrant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (has bool, err error) {
+	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [SHOW GRANTS ON DATABASE "+config.Database+"] where grantee = $1 AND privilege_type = 'ALL')", config.User)
+	err = row.Scan(&has)
+	return has, err
+}
+
+func grant(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("GRANT ALL ON DATABASE " + config.Database + " TO " + config.User)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_user.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_user.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51d980b9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_user.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package initialise
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/caos/logging"
+	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func newUser() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "user",
+		Short: "initialize only the database user",
+		Long: `Sets up the ZITADEL database user.
+
+Prereqesits:
+- cockroachdb
+
+The user provided by flags needs priviledge to 
+- create the database if it does not exist
+- see other users and create a new one if the user does not exist
+- grant all rights of the ZITADEL database to the user created if not yet set
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			config := new(Config)
+			if err := viper.Unmarshal(config); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return initialise(config, verifyUser)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	logging.Info("verify user")
+	exists, err := existsUser(db, config)
+	if exists || err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return createUser(db, config)
+}
+
+func existsUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) (exists bool, err error) {
+	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT username FROM [show roles] WHERE username = $1)", config.User)
+	err = row.Scan(&exists)
+	return exists, err
+}
+
+func createUser(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("CREATE USER $1 WITH PASSWORD $2", config.User, &sql.NullString{String: config.Password, Valid: config.Password != ""})
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_zitadel.go b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_zitadel.go
similarity index 84%
rename from cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_zitadel.go
rename to cmd/admin/initialise/verify_zitadel.go
index 42d6999657..6d735d7ee8 100644
--- a/cmd/admin/initialise/prepare_zitadel.go
+++ b/cmd/admin/initialise/verify_zitadel.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/caos/logging"
 	"github.com/caos/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -13,23 +15,39 @@ const (
 	eventsTable       = "events"
 )
 
-func prepareZitadel(config database.Config) error {
+func newZitadel() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "zitadel",
+		Short: "initialize ZITADEL internas",
+		Long: `initialize ZITADEL internas.
+
+Prereqesits:
+- cockroachdb with user and database
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			config := new(Config)
+			if err := viper.Unmarshal(config); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return initialise(config, verifyUser)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyZitadel(config database.Config) error {
 	db, err := database.Connect(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	logging.Info("verify projections schema")
 	if err := verifySchema(db, config, projectionsSchema); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	logging.Info("verify eventstore schema")
 	if err := verifySchema(db, config, eventstoreSchema); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	logging.Info("verify events table")
 	if err := verifyEvents(db, config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -38,6 +56,7 @@ func prepareZitadel(config database.Config) error {
 }
 
 func verifySchema(db *sql.DB, config database.Config, schema string) error {
+	logging.WithFields("schema", schema).Info("verify schema")
 	exists, err := existsSchema(db, config, schema)
 	if exists || err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -57,6 +76,8 @@ func createSchema(db *sql.DB, config database.Config, schema string) error {
 }
 
 func verifyEvents(db *sql.DB, config database.Config) error {
+	logging.Info("verify events table")
+
 	exists, err := existsEvents(db, config)
 	if exists || err != nil {
 		return err