diff --git a/doc/steps_to_deploy_to_production.md b/doc/steps_to_deploy_to_production.md
index ae0e2f86..4f671bbf 100644
--- a/doc/steps_to_deploy_to_production.md
+++ b/doc/steps_to_deploy_to_production.md
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ heroku pg:backups:download
 * Select branch to deploy(main)
 * Verify in the activity log that Heroku builds the deployment
 * Verify that the site contains the new features
+* Run any one_off scripts that have been introduced for this release, as necessary
 * Run the db:seed script
 * Verify that the data represented on the different tabs matches what is expected.  The items listed in the measure key should be represented on the site.
diff --git a/scripts/load_local_db.sh b/scripts/load_local_db.sh
index 772739ae..1b0b67eb 100755
--- a/scripts/load_local_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/load_local_db.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
 DUMP_FILENAME=$APP.$TIMESTAMP.dump
 
 ## Uncomment this if you want the latest data
-# heroku pg:backups:capture
+#heroku pg:backups:capture --app=mciea-$APP
 heroku pg:backups:download --app=mciea-$APP --output=$DUMP_FILENAME
 
-pg_restore --clean --no-acl --no-owner --dbname=mciea_development $DUMP_FILENAME
+bundle exec rake db:drop db:create
+pg_restore --no-acl --no-owner --dbname=mciea_development $DUMP_FILENAME
 
 bundle exec rails db:environment:set RAILS_ENV=development