diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 8a6cb3c7cf..ef8b39044e 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "Reloading nginx configuration..."
         invoke-rc.d nginx reload
       fi
-    dbc_go $gitlab_user "$@"
+    
+    dbc_dbtypes="pgsql"
+    dbc_dbname="gitlab_production"
+    dbc_dbuser="$gitlab_user"
+
+    dbc_go gitlab "$@"
     db_stop
 
     # enable the pg_trgm extension