diff --git a/beam-migrate/ChangeLog.md b/beam-migrate/ChangeLog.md
index aa9fadb0..e2e92d18 100644
--- a/beam-migrate/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/beam-migrate/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.5.3.1
+
+## Bug fixes
+
+* Removed the `IsString` instance for `DatabaseSchema`, which allowed for the use of database schemas that did not exist.
+
 # 0.5.3.0
 
 ## Added features
diff --git a/beam-migrate/Database/Beam/Migrate/SQL/Tables.hs b/beam-migrate/Database/Beam/Migrate/SQL/Tables.hs
index ecd0193a..280f8097 100644
--- a/beam-migrate/Database/Beam/Migrate/SQL/Tables.hs
+++ b/beam-migrate/Database/Beam/Migrate/SQL/Tables.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Database.Beam.Migrate.SQL.Tables
   , addColumn, dropColumn
 
     -- * Schema manipulation
-  , DatabaseSchema(..), createDatabaseSchema, dropDatabaseSchema, existingDatabaseSchema
+  , DatabaseSchema(databaseSchemaName), createDatabaseSchema, dropDatabaseSchema, existingDatabaseSchema
 
     -- * Field specification
   , DefaultValue, Constraint(..), NotNullConstraint
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import Control.Monad.State
 
 import Data.Coerce (coerce)
 import Data.Kind (Type)
-import Data.String (IsString)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Typeable
 import qualified Data.Kind as Kind (Constraint)
@@ -85,8 +84,8 @@ createTable = createTableWithSchema Nothing
 -- | Represents a database schema. To create one, see 'createDatabaseSchema'; 
 --   to materialize one, see 'existingDatabaseSchema'.
 newtype DatabaseSchema 
-  = DatabaseSchema Text
-  deriving (Eq, Show, IsString)
+  = DatabaseSchema{databaseSchemaName :: Text}
+  deriving (Eq, Show)
 
 -- | Add a @CREATE SCHEMA@ statement to this migration
 --
diff --git a/beam-migrate/beam-migrate.cabal b/beam-migrate/beam-migrate.cabal
index 1696f55d..e4c2c78c 100644
--- a/beam-migrate/beam-migrate.cabal
+++ b/beam-migrate/beam-migrate.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                beam-migrate
-version:             0.5.3.0
+version:             0.5.3.1
 synopsis:            SQL DDL support and migrations support library for Beam
 description:         This package provides type classes to allow backends to implement
                      SQL DDL support for beam. This allows you to use beam syntax to