diff --git a/makedb.php b/makedb.php
index f6db25e..a3aeb17 100644
--- a/makedb.php
+++ b/makedb.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ elseif ($dbType === 'pgsql')
 	$maxTries = 10;
 
 	do {
-		$connection = "host={$host} port={$port} user={$user} password={$password}";
+		$connection = "host={$host} port={$port} user={$user} password={$password} dbname={$db}";
 		$dbconn = @pg_connect($connection);
 
 		if (!$dbconn)