diff --git a/pkgs/pretix/module.nix b/pkgs/pretix/module.nix
index 0903eb7..da43907 100644
--- a/pkgs/pretix/module.nix
+++ b/pkgs/pretix/module.nix
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ in
         CREATE ROLE ${postgresql.user} WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '${postgresql.password}' CREATEDB;
         CREATE DATABASE ${postgresql.database};
         GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${postgresql.database} TO ${postgresql.user};
+        ALTER DATABASE ${postgresql.database} OWNER TO ${postgresql.user};
       '';
     };