diff --git a/docs/operations/data_migration.md b/docs/operations/data_migration.md
index 5e1aa688a..a234d882b 100644
--- a/docs/operations/data_migration.md
+++ b/docs/operations/data_migration.md
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ Example: `cf ssh getgov-za`
 | 1 | **emailTo**                | Specifies where the email will be emailed. Defaults to help@get.gov on production. |
 
 ## Populate federal agency initials and FCEB
-This script adds to the "is_fceb" and "initials" fields on the FederalAgency model. This script expects a CSV of federal CIOs to pull from, which can be sourced from [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14oXHFpKyUXS5_mDWARPusghGdHCrP67jCleOknaSx38/edit?gid=479328070#gid=479328070). 
+This script adds to the "is_fceb" and "acronym" fields on the FederalAgency model. This script expects a CSV of federal CIOs to pull from, which can be sourced from [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14oXHFpKyUXS5_mDWARPusghGdHCrP67jCleOknaSx38/edit?gid=479328070#gid=479328070). 
 
 ### Running on sandboxes
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_federal_agency_initials_and_fceb.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_federal_agency_initials_and_fceb.py
index 30ae08b47..50b481e7f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_federal_agency_initials_and_fceb.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_federal_agency_initials_and_fceb.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
                     self.federal_agency_dict[agency_name.strip()] = (initials, agency_status)
 
         # Update every federal agency record
-        self.mass_update_records(FederalAgency, {"agency__isnull": False}, ["initials", "is_fceb"])
+        self.mass_update_records(FederalAgency, {"agency__isnull": False}, ["acronym", "is_fceb"])
 
     def update_record(self, record: FederalAgency):
         """For each record, update the initials and is_fceb field if data exists for it"""