diff --git a/scripts/deploy_package.sh b/scripts/deploy_package.sh
index 4d40527..1e53ca2 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy_package.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_package.sh
@@ -95,11 +95,26 @@ echo "[2/9] Pre-cleaning existing data for this file..."
     DELETE FROM ${P}chunk_vectors WHERE uuid = '$UUID';
     DELETE FROM ${P}chunk WHERE file_uuid = '$UUID';
     DELETE FROM ${P}videos WHERE file_uuid = '$UUID';
+    -- Drop legacy constraint that conflicts with global identity re-import
+    DO \$\$
+    BEGIN
+        IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'identities_name_key') THEN
+            ALTER TABLE ${P}identities DROP CONSTRAINT identities_name_key;
+        END IF;
+    END
+    \$\$;
 EOSQL
 echo "  ✅ Cleared existing data for $UUID"
 
 # 3. Import each table file in dependency order (FK constraints)
-echo "[3/9] Importing DB data (per-table)..."
+echo "[3/9] Normalizing schema prefix and importing DB data..."
+# Normalize COPY schema prefix: dev. → ${SCHEMA}. so it matches target schema
+if [ "${SCHEMA}" != "dev" ]; then
+    for f in "$DIR"/sql/dev_*.sql; do
+        sed -i '' "s/COPY dev\./COPY ${SCHEMA}./g" "$f"
+    done
+    echo "  Schema prefix normalized: dev. → ${SCHEMA}."
+fi
 IMPORT_ORDER=(
     "sql/dev_videos.sql"
     "sql/dev_chunk.sql"