diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6089c67..0266044 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ var PgDriver = Base.extend({
       .then(
         function () {
           // create schema if not exists
-          return this.all('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS ' + searchPath);
+          return this.all('SET search_path TO ' + this.schema);
         }.bind(this)
       )
       .then(