diff --git a/backend/db/utils.py b/backend/db/utils.py
index 4d6fb6fc..e8f8efef 100644
--- a/backend/db/utils.py
+++ b/backend/db/utils.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ def run_sql(con: Connection, command: str, params: Dict = {}) -> Any:
 
 # todo: should add a 'include_views' param because it is ambiguous as to whether or not this returns views. it does.
 def list_schema_objects(
-    con: Connection = None, schema=SCHEMA, filter_views=False, filter_sequences=False,
+    con: Connection = None, schema: str = None, filter_views=False, filter_sequences=False,
     filter_temp_refresh_objects=False, filter_tables=False, names_only=False, verbose=True
 ) -> Union[List[Row], List[str]]:
     """Show tables
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ def list_schema_objects(
     """
     if con and schema:
         raise ValueError('`con` and `schema` params should not both be passed; choose one')
+    schema = SCHEMA if not schema else schema
     conn = con if con else get_db_connection(schema=schema)
     # Query
     query = """
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ def list_schema_objects(
     return res
 
 
-def list_views(con: Connection = None, schema: str = SCHEMA, filter_temp_refresh_views=False) -> List[str]:
+def list_views(con: Connection = None, schema: str = None, filter_temp_refresh_views=False) -> List[str]:
     """Get list of names of views in schema"""
     return list_schema_objects(con, schema, False, True, filter_temp_refresh_views, True, True, False)
 
@@ -707,9 +708,9 @@ def load_csv(
         update_db_status_var(f'last_updated_{table}', str(current_datetime()), local)
 
 
-def list_tables(con: Connection = None, schema: str = SCHEMA, _filter_temp_refresh_tables=False) -> List[str]:
+def list_tables(con: Connection = None, schema: str = None, filter_temp_refresh_tables=False) -> List[str]:
     """List table names in schema"""
-    return list_schema_objects(con, schema, True, True, _filter_temp_refresh_tables, names_only=True, verbose=False)
+    return list_schema_objects(con, schema, True, True, filter_temp_refresh_tables, names_only=True, verbose=False)
 
 
 def get_ddl_statements(