diff --git a/etherpad-docker.sh b/etherpad-docker.sh
index 994d6c6..eac8302 100644
--- a/etherpad-docker.sh
+++ b/etherpad-docker.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ sudo -u postgres psql <<DB
 CREATE DATABASE ${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME};
 CREATE USER ${ETHERPAD_DB_USER} WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${ETHERPAD_DB_PASS}';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME} TO ${ETHERPAD_DB_USER};
+\c ${ETHERPAD_DB_NAME}
+ALTER SCHEMA public OWNER TO ${ETHERPAD_DB_USER};
 GRANT CREATE, USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO ${ETHERPAD_DB_USER};
 DB
 
diff --git a/jra_nextcloud.sh b/jra_nextcloud.sh
index 2a4c85b..47f986f 100644
--- a/jra_nextcloud.sh
+++ b/jra_nextcloud.sh
@@ -196,8 +196,11 @@ sudo -u postgres psql <<DB
 CREATE DATABASE nextcloud_db;
 CREATE USER ${NC_DB_USER} WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${NC_DB_PASSWD}';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${NC_DB} TO ${NC_DB_USER};
+\c nextcloud_db
+ALTER SCHEMA public OWNER TO ${NC_DB_USER};
 GRANT CREATE, USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO ${NC_DB_USER};
 DB
+
 echo -e "\nDone!\n"
 
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