diff --git a/deployment/development/backup_and_restore_workflow.md b/deployment/development/backup_and_restore_workflow.md
index d082f6b4..6d7ea292 100644
--- a/deployment/development/backup_and_restore_workflow.md
+++ b/deployment/development/backup_and_restore_workflow.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ docker-compose up -d mongodb postgres neo4j
    ./init.sh backup_postgres
    ```
    This creates `opengin.tar.gz` in your PostgreSQL backup directory.
+   Note: PostgreSQL backups are created using `pg_dump --clean --if-exists`. Restoring from these backups will drop and recreate objects contained in the dump. Treat restores as destructive operations and run them only against a dedicated development database; do not rely on them being fully idempotent if the target database contains additional objects.
 
 3. **Backup Neo4j:**
    ```bash
diff --git a/deployment/development/init.sh b/deployment/development/init.sh
index ca070c26..ef9776b7 100755
--- a/deployment/development/init.sh
+++ b/deployment/development/init.sh
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ backup_postgres() {
     
     # Run pg_dump and capture output
     log "INFO" "Running pg_dump command..."
-    pg_dump_output=$(docker exec postgres pg_dump -U postgres -h localhost -d ${POSTGRES_DATABASE} -f "/var/lib/postgresql/backup/${backup_file}.sql" 2>&1)
+    pg_dump_output=$(docker exec postgres pg_dump -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -h localhost -d "$POSTGRES_DATABASE" --clean --if-exists -f "/var/lib/postgresql/backup/${backup_file}.sql" 2>&1)
     pg_dump_exit_code=$?
     
     log "INFO" "Pg_dump output: $pg_dump_output"