diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 075fb8c..a2b7099 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/kiwix/mirrors-qa"
 
 [project.scripts]
-mirrors-qa-backend = "mirrors_qa_backend.entrypoint:main"
+update-mirrors = "mirrors_qa_backend.entrypoint:main"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 scripts = [
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/__init__.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/__init__.py
index 20fdf15..f163494 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/__init__.py
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ def count_from_stmt(session: OrmSession, stmt: SelectBase) -> int:
 
 def initialize_mirrors() -> None:
     with Session.begin() as session:
-        nb_mirrors = count_from_stmt(session, select(models.Mirror))
         current_mirrors = get_current_mirrors()
+        nb_mirrors = count_from_stmt(session, select(models.Mirror))
         if nb_mirrors == 0:
             logger.info("No mirrors exist in database.")
             if not current_mirrors:
                 logger.info(f"No mirrors were found on {Settings.mirrors_url!r}")
                 return
-            results = mirrors.update_mirrors(session, current_mirrors)
+            result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(session, current_mirrors)
             logger.info(
-                f"Registered {results.nb_mirrors_added} mirrors "
+                f"Registered {result.nb_mirrors_added} mirrors "
                 f"from {Settings.mirrors_url!r}"
             )
         else:
             logger.info(f"Found {nb_mirrors} mirrors in database.")
-            result = mirrors.update_mirrors(session, current_mirrors)
+            result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(session, current_mirrors)
             logger.info(
                 f"Added {result.nb_mirrors_added} mirrors. "
                 f"Disabled {result.nb_mirrors_disabled} mirrors."
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/mirrors.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/mirrors.py
index 21e4c74..8e5e8a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/mirrors.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/mirrors.py
@@ -10,22 +10,19 @@
 
 
 @dataclass
-class UpdateMirrorsResult:
-    """Represents the results of an update to the list of mirrors in the database"""
+class MirrorsUpdateResult:
+    """Results of an update to the list of mirrors in the database"""
 
     nb_mirrors_added: int = 0
     nb_mirrors_disabled: int = 0
 
 
 def create_mirrors(session: OrmSession, mirrors: list[schemas.Mirror]) -> int:
-    """
-    Saves all the mirrors to the database.
-
-    Returns the total number of mirrors created.
+    """Number of mirrors created in the database.
 
     Assumes that each mirror does not exist on the database.
     """
-    total = 0
+    nb_created = 0
     for mirror in mirrors:
         db_mirror = models.Mirror(
             id=mirror.id,
@@ -55,26 +52,23 @@ def create_mirrors(session: OrmSession, mirrors: list[schemas.Mirror]) -> int:
         logger.debug(
             f"Registered new mirror: {db_mirror.id!r} for country: {country.name!r}"
         )
-        total += 1
-    return total
+        nb_created += 1
+    return nb_created
 
 
-def update_mirrors(
+def create_or_update_status(
     session: OrmSession, mirrors: list[schemas.Mirror]
-) -> UpdateMirrorsResult:
-    """
-    Disables mirrors in the database that are not in the provided list of mirrors.
-    New mirrors in the database are saved accordingly.
+) -> MirrorsUpdateResult:
+    """Updates the status of mirrors in the database and creates any new mirrors.
 
-    Raises an EmptyMirrorsError if the provided list of mirrors is empty.
+    Raises:
+        EmptyMirrorsError if the provided list of mirrors is empty.
 
-    Returns an UpdateMirrorsResult showing the number of mirrors added and updated.
     """
-    result = UpdateMirrorsResult()
-    # If there are no countries, disable all mirrors
     if not mirrors:
         raise EmptyMirrorsError("mirrors list must not be empty")
 
+    result = MirrorsUpdateResult()
     # Map the id (hostname) of each mirror from the mirrors list for comparison
     # against the id of mirrors from the database. To be used in determining
     # if this mirror is a new mirror, in which case it should be added
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@ def update_mirrors(
             result.nb_mirrors_added += create_mirrors(session, [mirror])
 
     # Disable any mirror in the database that doesn't exist on the current
-    # list of mirrors. However, if a mirror is diabled in the database and
+    # list of mirrors. However, if a mirror is disabled in the database and
     # exists in the list, re-enable it
     for db_mirror_id, db_mirror in db_mirrors.items():
         if db_mirror_id not in current_mirrors:
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/models.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/models.py
index db41a66..1cd69e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/models.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/db/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime
+import datetime
 from ipaddress import IPv4Address
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Base(MappedAsDataclass, DeclarativeBase):
         list[str]: ARRAY(
             item_type=String
         ),  # transform Python list[str] into PostgreSQL Array of strings
-        datetime: DateTime(
+        datetime.datetime: DateTime(
             timezone=False
         ),  # transform Python datetime into PostgreSQL Datetime without timezone
         IPv4Address: INET,  # transform Python IPV4Address into PostgreSQL INET
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ class Worker(Base):
     pubkey_pkcs8: Mapped[str]
     pubkey_fingerprint: Mapped[str]
 
-    last_seen_on: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(default_factory=datetime.now)
+    last_seen_on: Mapped[datetime.datetime] = mapped_column(
+        default_factory=datetime.datetime.now
+    )
     countries: Mapped[list[Country]] = relationship(back_populates="worker", init=False)
 
 
@@ -108,8 +110,10 @@ class Test(Base):
     id: Mapped[UUID] = mapped_column(
         init=False, primary_key=True, server_default=text("uuid_generate_v4()")
     )
-    requested_on: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(default_factory=datetime.now)
-    started_on: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(default=None)
+    requested_on: Mapped[datetime.datetime] = mapped_column(
+        default_factory=datetime.datetime.now
+    )
+    started_on: Mapped[datetime.datetime | None] = mapped_column(default=None)
     status: Mapped[StatusEnum] = mapped_column(
         Enum(
             StatusEnum,
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/entrypoint.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/entrypoint.py
index 673cae6..c8699c7 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/entrypoint.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/entrypoint.py
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from mirrors_qa_backend import Settings, db, logger
+from mirrors_qa_backend import db, logger
 from mirrors_qa_backend.db import mirrors
 from mirrors_qa_backend.extract import get_current_mirrors
 
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--update-mirrors",
-        action="store_true",
-        help=f"Update the list of mirrors from {Settings.mirrors_url}",
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--verbose", "-v", help="Show verbose output", action="store_true"
     )
@@ -22,9 +17,8 @@ def main():
     if args.verbose:
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-    if args.update_mirrors:
-        with db.Session.begin() as session:
-            mirrors.update_mirrors(session, get_current_mirrors())
+    with db.Session.begin() as session:
+        mirrors.create_or_update_status(session, get_current_mirrors())
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/exceptions.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/exceptions.py
index 116b922..da14c6e 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/exceptions.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/exceptions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+from requests import RequestException
+
+
 class EmptyMirrorsError(Exception):
-    pass
+    """An empty list was used to update the mirrors in the database."""
 
 
 class MirrorsExtractError(Exception):
-    pass
+    """An error occurred while extracting mirror data from page DOM"""
+
+
+class MirrorsRequestError(RequestException):
+    """A network error occurred while fetching mirrors from the mirrors URL"""
diff --git a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/extract.py b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/extract.py
index c069dfa..427f1f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/extract.py
+++ b/backend/src/mirrors_qa_backend/extract.py
@@ -7,28 +7,31 @@
 from bs4.element import Tag
 
 from mirrors_qa_backend import logger, schemas
-from mirrors_qa_backend.exceptions import MirrorsExtractError
+from mirrors_qa_backend.exceptions import MirrorsExtractError, MirrorsRequestError
 from mirrors_qa_backend.settings import Settings
 
 
 def get_current_mirrors() -> list[schemas.Mirror]:
     """
-    Returns list of current mirrors from the mrirors url.
+    Current mirrors from the mirrors url.
 
-    Raises MirrorsExtractError if the parser is unable to extract the mirrors
-    from the page. This is most likely as a result of the page being updated
-    indicating that the parsing logic should be updated
+    Raises:
+        MirrorsExtractError: parser unable to extract the mirrors from the page.
+            Page DOM has been updated and parser needs an update as well.
+        MirrorsRequestError: a network error occured while fetching mirrors
     """
 
-    def find_country_rows(tag: Tag) -> bool:
+    def is_country_row(tag: Tag) -> bool:
         """
-        Filters out table rows that do not contain mirror
-        data from the table body.
+        Filters out table rows that do not contain mirror data.
         """
         return tag.name == "tr" and tag.findChild("td", class_="newregion") is None
 
-    resp = requests.get(Settings.mirrors_url, timeout=Settings.requests_timeout)
-    resp.raise_for_status()
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(Settings.mirrors_url, timeout=Settings.requests_timeout)
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        raise MirrorsRequestError from exc
 
     soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, features="html.parser")
     body = soup.find("tbody")
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ def find_country_rows(tag: Tag) -> bool:
 
     mirrors: list[schemas.Mirror] = []
 
-    for row in body.find_all(find_country_rows):
+    for row in body.find_all(is_country_row):
         base_url = row.find("a", string="HTTP")["href"]
         hostname: Any = urlsplit(
             base_url
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ def find_country_rows(tag: Tag) -> bool:
         try:
             country: Any = pycountry.countries.search_fuzzy(country_name)[0]
         except LookupError:
-            logger.warning(f"Could not get information for country: {country_name!r}")
+            logger.error(f"Could not get information for country: {country_name!r}")
             continue
         else:
             mirrors.append(
diff --git a/backend/tests/db/test_mirrors.py b/backend/tests/db/test_mirrors.py
index 287a0d1..5f4d53e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/db/test_mirrors.py
+++ b/backend/tests/db/test_mirrors.py
@@ -30,7 +30,23 @@ def db_mirror() -> models.Mirror:
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def schema_mirror(db_mirror: models.Mirror) -> schemas.Mirror:
-    return schemas.Mirror.model_validate(db_mirror)
+    return schemas.Mirror(
+        id=db_mirror.id,
+        base_url=db_mirror.base_url,
+        enabled=db_mirror.enabled,
+        region=db_mirror.region,
+        asn=db_mirror.asn,
+        score=db_mirror.score,
+        latitude=db_mirror.latitude,
+        longitude=db_mirror.longitude,
+        country_only=db_mirror.country_only,
+        region_only=db_mirror.region_only,
+        as_only=db_mirror.as_only,
+        other_countries=db_mirror.other_countries,
+        country=schemas.Country(
+            code=db_mirror.country.code, name=db_mirror.country.name
+        ),
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -69,7 +85,7 @@ def test_create_mirrors(dbsession: OrmSession, schema_mirror: schemas.Mirror):
 
 def test_raises_empty_mirrors_error(dbsession: OrmSession):
     with pytest.raises(EmptyMirrorsError):
-        mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [])
+        mirrors.create_or_update_status(dbsession, [])
 
 
 def test_register_new_country_mirror(
@@ -79,7 +95,9 @@ def test_register_new_country_mirror(
     new_schema_mirror: schemas.Mirror,
 ):
     dbsession.add(db_mirror)
-    result = mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [schema_mirror, new_schema_mirror])
+    result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(
+        dbsession, [schema_mirror, new_schema_mirror]
+    )
     assert result.nb_mirrors_added == 1
 
 
@@ -89,7 +107,7 @@ def test_disable_old_mirror(
     new_schema_mirror: schemas.Mirror,
 ):
     dbsession.add(db_mirror)
-    result = mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [new_schema_mirror])
+    result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(dbsession, [new_schema_mirror])
     assert result.nb_mirrors_disabled == 1
 
 
@@ -97,7 +115,7 @@ def test_no_mirrors_disabled(
     dbsession: OrmSession, db_mirror: models.Mirror, schema_mirror: schemas.Mirror
 ):
     dbsession.add(db_mirror)
-    result = mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
+    result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
     assert result.nb_mirrors_disabled == 0
 
 
@@ -105,7 +123,7 @@ def test_no_mirrors_added(
     dbsession: OrmSession, db_mirror: models.Mirror, schema_mirror: schemas.Mirror
 ):
     dbsession.add(db_mirror)
-    result = mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
+    result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
     assert result.nb_mirrors_added == 0
 
 
@@ -134,5 +152,5 @@ def test_re_enable_existing_mirror(
     schema_mirror = schemas.Mirror.model_validate(db_mirror)
     schema_mirror.enabled = True
 
-    result = mirrors.update_mirrors(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
+    result = mirrors.create_or_update_status(dbsession, [schema_mirror])
     assert result.nb_mirrors_added == 1