diff --git a/components/backend/cmd/seed/README.md b/components/backend/cmd/seed/README.md
index 3c0963a3..a8e8cd99 100644
--- a/components/backend/cmd/seed/README.md
+++ b/components/backend/cmd/seed/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ just deploy::down && just deploy::up   # keeps the data, reloads the policy
 
 This applies to the documented order too
 (`just clean::state && just start && just db::seed`), since the backend is up
-before the seed runs.
+before the seed runs. `just schema-change` restarts the stack after seeding, so
+it needs no manual restart.
 
 ## Users
 
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index da7b8444..d7e98d28 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ schema-change:
     echo "==> Seeding database..."
     just db::seed
 
+    # The backend loads its casbin policy once at startup, so it has not seen
+    # the roles the seed just wrote. See cmd/seed/README.md.
+    echo "==> Restarting services so the backend loads the seeded policy..."
+    just deploy::down
+    just deploy::up
+
     echo "==> Done! Attaching to TUI..."
     just deploy::attach