diff --git a/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/Makefile b/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/Makefile
index 67eda86cd1..408dfb2fbc 100644
--- a/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/Makefile
+++ b/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ dev-db: test-db-up test-db-wait test-db-migrate ## Start PostgreSQL for developm
 	@echo "PostgreSQL is running on port 5433"
 	@echo "Connection string: $(TEST_DATABASE_URL)"
 
+.PHONY: dev-db-restart
+dev-db-restart: clean-db dev-db
+
 # --- Docker Compose Targets ---
 .PHONY: test-db-up
 test-db-up: ## Start the PostgreSQL test database in the background
diff --git a/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/README.md b/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/README.md
index bfa3e04fe2..d2946ec416 100644
--- a/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/README.md
+++ b/common/nyxd-scraper-psql/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ make build-pg          # Build with PostgreSQL
 make psql              # Connect to running PostgreSQL
 make clean             # Clean build artifacts
 make clean-db          # Stop database and clean volumes
+make dev-db-restart    # Stop database, clean volumes, rebuild test database and restart
 ```
 
 ## Environment Variables
diff --git a/nym-data-observatory/Makefile b/nym-data-observatory/Makefile
index 30d5936a10..017263df03 100644
--- a/nym-data-observatory/Makefile
+++ b/nym-data-observatory/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ dev-db: test-db-up test-db-wait test-db-migrate ## Start PostgreSQL for developm
 	@echo "PostgreSQL is running on port 5433"
 	@echo "Connection string: $(TEST_DATABASE_URL)"
 
+.PHONY: dev-db-restart
+dev-db-restart: clean-db dev-db
+
 # --- Docker Compose Targets ---
 .PHONY: test-db-up
 test-db-up: ## Start the PostgreSQL test database in the background