diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index b738e7090..5672ee31a 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ sudo -u postgres psql
 create database iceshrimp with encoding = 'UTF8';
 create user iceshrimp with encrypted password '{YOUR_PASSWORD}';
 grant all privileges on database iceshrimp to iceshrimp;
+alter database iceshrimp owner to iceshrimp;
 \q
 ```