diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index d921150..9841458 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ usermod -a -G ssl-cert $app
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Creating a PostgreSQL database..." --weight=2
 
-ynh_psql_execute_as_root --sql="CREATE DATABASE $db_name ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE='C' LC_CTYPE='C' template=template0 OWNER $app;"
+ynh_psql_connect_as --user=$db_user --password="$db_pwd" --database=$db_name \
+        <<< "ALTER DATABASE $db_name ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE='C' LC_CTYPE='C' template=template0;"
 
 #=================================================
 # DOWNLOAD, CHECK AND UNPACK SOURCE