diff --git a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
index fb1a52c..78183e8 100755
--- a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
+++ b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       def database_cleaner_view_cache
         @views ||= select_values("select table_name from information_schema.views where table_schema = '#{current_database}'") rescue []
       end
+      
       def database_cleaner_table_cache
         # the adapters don't do caching (#130) but we make the assumption that the list stays the same in tests
         @database_cleaner_tables ||= tables
@@ -155,6 +156,15 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         truncate_tables(tables.select(&filter))
       end
 
+      def database_cleaner_table_cache
+        # AR returns a list of tables without schema but then returns a
+        # migrations table with the schema. There are other problems, too,
+        # with using the base list. If a table exists in multiple schemas
+        # within the search path, truncation without the schema name could
+        # result in confusing, if not unexpected results.
+        @database_cleaner_tables ||= tables_with_schema
+      end
+
       private
 
       # Returns a boolean indicating if the given table has an auto-inc number higher than 0.
@@ -169,6 +179,15 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
       def has_rows?(table)
         select_value("SELECT true FROM #{table} LIMIT 1;")
       end
+
+      def tables_with_schema
+        rows = select_rows <<-_SQL
+          SELECT schemaname || '.' || tablename
+          FROM pg_tables
+          WHERE tablename !~ '_prt_' AND schemaname = ANY (current_schemas(false))
+        _SQL
+        rows.collect { |result| result.first }
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
index 80a0d38..6a479d0 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
+      describe '#database_cleaner_table_cache' do
+        it 'should default to the list of tables with their schema' do
+          connection.database_cleaner_table_cache.first.should match(/^public\./)
+        end
+      end
+
       it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
         let(:connection) { active_record_pg_connection }
       end