diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aef108dff..2676804cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ psql -d postgres -c 'GRANT ALL ON database consultations_dev TO consultations_de
 createdb consultations_test
 createuser consultations_test
 psql -d postgres -c 'GRANT ALL ON database consultations_test TO consultations_test;'
+ALTER USER consultations_test CREATEDB;
 ```
 
 Confirm it works with