diff --git a/scripts/drop_database.sh b/scripts/drop_database.sh
index fdb2ba154..4c0bf2cbd 100755
--- a/scripts/drop_database.sh
+++ b/scripts/drop_database.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Drop and re-create a local NetBox database, granting the role named after
+# it create on the database and on schema public. The schema grant is
+# required since PostgreSQL 15. Runs psql as the postgres superuser via sudo.
+#
+# Usage:   scripts/drop_database.sh [database=netbox]
+# Example: scripts/drop_database.sh
 
 DB=${1:-netbox}
 
-# Drop and re-create the database locally
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "drop database $DB"
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "create database $DB"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "grant create on database $DB to $DB"
+sudo -u postgres psql -d $DB -c "grant create on schema public to $DB"
diff --git a/scripts/load_database.sh b/scripts/load_database.sh
index 4fab3420d..9f859a3e2 100755
--- a/scripts/load_database.sh
+++ b/scripts/load_database.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Drop, re-create and load a local NetBox database from a SQL dump, granting
+# the role named after the database create on it and on schema public. The
+# schema grant is required since PostgreSQL 15. Runs psql as the postgres
+# superuser via sudo.
+#
+# Usage:   scripts/load_database.sh <dump.sql> [database=netbox]
+# Example: scripts/load_database.sh netbox.sql
 
 DB=${2:-netbox}
 
-# Drop and re-create the database locally
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "DROP DATABASE $DB"
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE $DB"
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE $DB TO $DB"
 
 # Load tables from the production dump
 sudo -u postgres psql $DB < $1
+
+# Grant after the load so a dump that re-creates schema public cannot undo it
+sudo -u postgres psql -d $DB -c "GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO $DB"
diff --git a/scripts/save_database.sh b/scripts/save_database.sh
index 4f200877b..500522208 100755
--- a/scripts/save_database.sh
+++ b/scripts/save_database.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Dump a local NetBox database to a SQL file that load_database.sh can
+# restore. Runs pg_dump as the postgres superuser via sudo, but the dump
+# file is written by the invoking user.
+#
+# Usage:   scripts/save_database.sh <dump.sql> [database=netbox]
+# Example: scripts/save_database.sh netbox.sql
 
 DB=${2:-netbox}
 
-# Dump the database to a file
 sudo -u postgres pg_dump $DB > $1