diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/schema-validation.yml
index 8fc1641..75b11ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema-validation.yml
@@ -41,28 +41,35 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x dbmate
           sudo mv dbmate /usr/local/bin/
 
-      # Currently skipping since pg_dump doesn't produce consistent output anymore
-      # - name: Validate schema is in sync with migrations
-      #   run: |
-      #     # Apply migrations, dumps schema
-      #     dbmate up
+      - name: Validate schema is in sync with migrations
+        run: |
+          # Apply migrations
+          dbmate up
+
+          # Force dump in case problems were ignored
+          DBMATE_SCHEMA_FILE=ci-dump.sql dbmate dump
+
+          # Check if the schema file has changed
+          # Define cleanup function to remove comments and psql meta-commands
+          clean_sql() {
+            sed -e '/^--/d' -e '/^\\restrict/d' -e '/^\\unrestrict/d' "$1"
+          }
 
-      #     # Check if the schema file has changed
-      #     if git diff --exit-code database.sql; then
-      #       echo "✅ Schema validation passed - database.sql is in sync with migrations"
-      #     else
-      #       echo "::error::Schema file is out of sync with migrations!"
-      #       echo ""
-      #       echo "The database.sql file does not match what the migrations produce."
-      #       echo ""
-      #       echo "To fix this, run a postgres instance locally."
-      #       echo "Then apply the migrations to a clean database:"
-      #       echo "  dbmate up"
-      #       echo ""
-      #       echo "Then include the updated schema in your commit:"
-      #       echo "  git add database.sql && git commit -m 'Update schema'"
-      #       exit 1
-      #     fi
+          if diff -u <(clean_sql database.sql) <(clean_sql ci-dump.sql); then
+            echo "✅ Schema validation passed - database.sql is in sync with migrations"
+          else
+            echo "::error::Schema file is out of sync with migrations!"
+            echo ""
+            echo "The database.sql file does not match what the migrations produce."
+            echo ""
+            echo "To fix this, run a postgres instance locally."
+            echo "Then apply the migrations to a clean database:"
+            echo "  dbmate up"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Then include the updated schema in your commit:"
+            echo "  git add database.sql && git commit -m 'Update schema'"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Test that down migrations work
         run: |
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 4ca376f..6e26571 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+\restrict ofpmBZgaMbuYf558teg7MYcyPbiwJkZyYgREoiBTduRUlCZa72Go911eC5LHqgI
+
+-- Dumped from database version 16.11 (Ubuntu 16.11-1.pgdg24.04+1)
+-- Dumped by pg_dump version 16.11 (Ubuntu 16.11-1.pgdg24.04+1)
+
 SET statement_timeout = 0;
 SET lock_timeout = 0;
 SET idle_in_transaction_session_timeout = 0;
@@ -1691,6 +1696,8 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.verified_contracts
 -- PostgreSQL database dump complete
 --
 
+\unrestrict ofpmBZgaMbuYf558teg7MYcyPbiwJkZyYgREoiBTduRUlCZa72Go911eC5LHqgI
+
 
 --
 -- Dbmate schema migrations
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 3852bd2..2132839 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ def initialize_schema(connection, schema_name="public"):
     with open('./database.sql', 'r') as schema_file:
         schema = schema_file.read()
 
+    # Remove psql meta-commands that are not valid SQL
+    # Filter out lines starting with \restrict, and \unrestrict
+    schema_lines = schema.split('\n')
+    filtered_lines = [
+        line for line in schema_lines
+        if not line.strip().startswith(('\\restrict', '\\unrestrict'))
+    ]
+    schema = '\n'.join(filtered_lines)
+
     with connection.cursor() as cursor:
         cursor.execute(schema)
         # Set the schema search path because `database.sql` resets it