diff --git a/cmd/postgrescmd/preparecmd.go b/cmd/postgrescmd/preparecmd.go
index d1a8c89..9771560 100644
--- a/cmd/postgrescmd/preparecmd.go
+++ b/cmd/postgrescmd/preparecmd.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 				Name:    "namespace",
 				Aliases: []string{"n"},
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:  "schema",
+				Value: "public",
+				Usage: "Schema to grant access to",
+			},
 		},
 		Before: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 			if context.Args().Len() < 1 {
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 			allPrivs := context.Bool("all-privs")
 			namespace := context.String("namespace")
 			cluster := context.String("context")
+			schema := context.String("schema")
 
 			fmt.Println(context.Command.Description)
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 				return fmt.Errorf("cancelled by user")
 			}
 
-			return postgres.PrepareAccess(context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, allPrivs)
+			return postgres.PrepareAccess(context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, schema, allPrivs)
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/postgrescmd/revokecmd.go b/cmd/postgrescmd/revokecmd.go
index 980ed60..b0d5ed3 100644
--- a/cmd/postgrescmd/revokecmd.go
+++ b/cmd/postgrescmd/revokecmd.go
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 				Name:    "namespace",
 				Aliases: []string{"n"},
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:  "schema",
+				Value: "public",
+				Usage: "Schema to revoke access from",
+			},
 		},
 		Before: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 			if context.Args().Len() < 1 {
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 
 			namespace := context.String("namespace")
 			cluster := context.String("context")
+			schema := context.String("schema")
 
 			fmt.Println(context.Command.Description)
 
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ This operation is only required to run once for each postgresql instance.`,
 				return fmt.Errorf("cancelled by user")
 			}
 
-			return postgres.RevokeAccess(context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster)
+			return postgres.RevokeAccess(context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, schema)
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/access.go b/pkg/postgres/access.go
index cd48ac3..857d4db 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/access.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/access.go
@@ -3,39 +3,42 @@ package postgres
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
-var grantAllPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO cloudsqliamuser;`
+var grantAllPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA $schema TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA $schema TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA $schema TO cloudsqliamuser;`
 
-var grantSelectPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO cloudsqliamuser;
-	GRANT SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO cloudsqliamuser;`
+var grantSelectPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema GRANT SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA $schema TO cloudsqliamuser;
+	GRANT SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA $schema TO cloudsqliamuser;`
 
 // this is used for all privileges and select, as it covers both cases
-var revokeAllPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON TABLES FROM cloudsqliamuser;
-	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCES FROM cloudsqliamuser;
-	REVOKE ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public FROM cloudsqliamuser;
-	REVOKE ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public FROM cloudsqliamuser;
-	REVOKE CREATE ON SCHEMA public FROM cloudsqliamuser;`
+var revokeAllPrivs = `ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema REVOKE ALL ON TABLES FROM cloudsqliamuser;
+	ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA $schema REVOKE ALL ON SEQUENCES FROM cloudsqliamuser;
+	REVOKE ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA $schema FROM cloudsqliamuser;
+	REVOKE ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA $schema FROM cloudsqliamuser;
+	REVOKE CREATE ON SCHEMA $schema FROM cloudsqliamuser;`
 
-func PrepareAccess(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster string, allPrivs bool) error {
+func PrepareAccess(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, schema string, allPrivs bool) error {
 	if allPrivs {
-		return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, grantAllPrivs)
+		return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, schema, grantAllPrivs)
 	} else {
-		return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, grantSelectPrivs)
+		return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, schema, grantSelectPrivs)
 	}
 }
 
-func RevokeAccess(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster string) error {
-	return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, revokeAllPrivs)
+func RevokeAccess(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, schema string) error {
+	return sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx, appName, namespace, cluster, schema, revokeAllPrivs)
 }
 
-func sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, statement string) error {
+func sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, schema, statement string) error {
 	dbInfo, err := NewDBInfo(appName, namespace, cluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ func sqlExecAsAppUser(ctx context.Context, appName, namespace, cluster, statemen
 		return err
 	}
 
+	schema = pq.QuoteIdentifier(schema)
+	statement = strings.ReplaceAll(statement, "$schema", schema)
 	db, err := sql.Open("cloudsqlpostgres", connectionInfo.ProxyConnectionString())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err