diff --git a/postgres/setup.sh b/postgres/setup.sh
index ad45cc7..86eafb6 100644
--- a/postgres/setup.sh
+++ b/postgres/setup.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ if [ -n "$BUSCRIBE_USER" ]; then
 	echo "host all $BUSCRIBE_USER all md5" >> "$PGDATA/pg_hba.conf"
 	sql "$POSTGRES_USER" <<-EOSQL
 		CREATE USER $BUSCRIBE_USER LOGIN PASSWORD '$BUSCRIBE_PASSWORD';
+		CREATE DATABASE $BUSCRIBE_DB WITH OWNER $BUSCRIBE_USER;
 	EOSQL
 
 	echo "Applying schema for $BUSCRIBE_DB"