diff --git a/docs/administration/netbox-shell.md b/docs/administration/netbox-shell.md
index 1a10c5c3e..4f9d0d29c 100644
--- a/docs/administration/netbox-shell.md
+++ b/docs/administration/netbox-shell.md
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ New objects can be created by instantiating the desired model, defining values f
 ```
 >>> lab1 = Site.objects.get(pk=7)
 >>> myvlan = VLAN(vid=123, name='MyNewVLAN', site=lab1)
+>>> myvlan.full_clean()
 >>> myvlan.save()
 ```
 
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ To modify an existing object, we retrieve it, update the desired field(s), and c
 >>> vlan.name
 'MyNewVLAN'
 >>> vlan.name = 'BetterName'
+>>> vlan.full_clean()
 >>> vlan.save()
 >>> VLAN.objects.get(pk=1280).name
 'BetterName'
diff --git a/docs/customization/custom-scripts.md b/docs/customization/custom-scripts.md
index 074da34cd..e20b09ae6 100644
--- a/docs/customization/custom-scripts.md
+++ b/docs/customization/custom-scripts.md
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class NewBranchScript(Script):
             slug=slugify(data['site_name']),
             status=SiteStatusChoices.STATUS_PLANNED
         )
+        site.full_clean()
         site.save()
         self.log_success(f"Created new site: {site}")
 
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ class NewBranchScript(Script):
                 status=DeviceStatusChoices.STATUS_PLANNED,
                 device_role=switch_role
             )
+            switch.full_clean()
             switch.save()
             self.log_success(f"Created new switch: {switch}")