diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index be35470..af54732 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Wait for db
           command: dockerize -wait tcp://localhost:5432 -timeout 1m
+      - run: apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+      - run:
+          name: create postgres user
+          command: psql postgresql://@localhost/circleci -c 'create role postgres'
       - run:
           name: Install poetry
           command: |