diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-postgres-linux/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-postgres-linux/action.yml
index 11bae57c..2ffe6e0e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-postgres-linux/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-postgres-linux/action.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Configure the database
       shell: bash
-      run: sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE dbt;"
+      run: sudo su postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE dbt;"