diff --git a/docs/backup-restore.md b/docs/backup-restore.md
index 440c4b3..9f4b612 100644
--- a/docs/backup-restore.md
+++ b/docs/backup-restore.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Verify row counts look sane:
 
 ```bash
 docker exec infra-postgres-1 psql -U custodian custodian \
-  -c "SELECT schemaname, tablename, n_live_tup FROM pg_stat_user_tables ORDER BY n_live_tup DESC;"
+  -c "SELECT relname, n_live_tup FROM pg_stat_user_tables WHERE n_live_tup > 0 ORDER BY n_live_tup DESC;"
 ```
 
 ### Step 4 — Restore config files
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ age --decrypt \
 
 # 3. Check row counts
 docker exec restore-test psql -U custodian custodian \
-  -c "SELECT tablename, n_live_tup FROM pg_stat_user_tables ORDER BY n_live_tup DESC;"
+  -c "SELECT relname, n_live_tup FROM pg_stat_user_tables WHERE n_live_tup > 0 ORDER BY n_live_tup DESC;"
 
 # 4. Clean up
 docker rm -f restore-test