diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 89ace8a..df631ad 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ynh_psql_dump_db() {
 ynh_psql_create_user() {
 	user="$1"
 	pwd="$2"
-        sudo --login --user=postgres psql -c"CREATE USER $user WITH PASSWORD '$pwd';" postgres
+        sudo --login --user=postgres psql -c"CREATE USER $user WITH PASSWORD '$pwd' CREATEDB;" postgres
 }
 
 # Drop a user