diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 610a076..c885009 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ then
     ynh_app_setting_set $app synapse_db_pwd $synapse_db_pwd
 
     # Create postgresql database
+    ynh_psql_test_if_first_run
     ynh_psql_create_user $synapse_db_user $synapse_db_pwd
     ynh_psql_execute_as_root \
     "CREATE DATABASE $synapse_db_name ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE='C' LC_CTYPE='C' template=template0 OWNER $synapse_db_user;"