diff --git a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/SETUP_PERMISSIONS.md b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/SETUP_PERMISSIONS.md
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+# View Permissions Setup
+
+The scheduled grabber needs the `meta_user` to have permissions to create/drop/modify views.
+
+## One-time Setup (run as superuser or database owner)
+
+```sql
+-- Give meta_user the ability to create views in the public schema
+GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO meta_user;
+
+-- Alternative: Make meta_user the owner of all views (if they already exist)
+-- ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW account_insights_flattened OWNER TO meta_user;
+-- ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW campaign_insights_flattened OWNER TO meta_user;
+-- ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW adset_insights_flattened OWNER TO meta_user;
+```
+
+Run these commands once as a superuser/database owner, then the scheduled grabber can manage views normally.
+
+## Why This Is Needed
+
+PostgreSQL materialized views must be owned by the user who created them. Since the scheduled grabber recreates views on startup (to apply schema changes), it needs permission to:
+- `DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW` - remove old views
+- `CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW` - create new views
+
+Without proper schema permissions, the `meta_user` cannot perform these operations.
diff --git a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/account_insights.sql b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/account_insights.sql
index 6e714dd..982a45e 100644
--- a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/account_insights.sql
+++ b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/account_insights.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CREATE OR REPLACE MATERIALIZED VIEW account_insights_flattened AS
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS account_insights_flattened CASCADE;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW account_insights_flattened AS
 SELECT
     time,
     account_id,
diff --git a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/adset_insights.sql b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/adset_insights.sql
index 8b87b21..708feb0 100644
--- a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/adset_insights.sql
+++ b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/adset_insights.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CREATE OR REPLACE MATERIALIZED VIEW adset_insights_flattened AS
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS adset_insights_flattened CASCADE;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW adset_insights_flattened AS
 SELECT 
     time,
     adset_id,
diff --git a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/campaign_insights.sql b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/campaign_insights.sql
index 8527548..824baab 100644
--- a/src/meta_api_grabber/views/campaign_insights.sql
+++ b/src/meta_api_grabber/views/campaign_insights.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 --- campaign insights
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE MATERIALIZED VIEW campaign_insights_flattened AS
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS campaign_insights_flattened CASCADE;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW campaign_insights_flattened AS
 SELECT 
     time,
     account_id,