diff --git a/buildmimic/postgres/Makefile b/buildmimic/postgres/Makefile
index 23d1dd0..4782879 100644
--- a/buildmimic/postgres/Makefile
+++ b/buildmimic/postgres/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ create-user:
 	@echo '------------------------'
 	@echo ''
 	@sleep 2
-	MIMIC_USER="$(DBUSER)" MIMIC_DB="$(DBNAME)" MIMIC_PASSWORD="$(DBPASS)" ./create_mimic_user.sh
+	MIMIC_USER="$(DBUSER)" MIMIC_DB="$(DBNAME)" MIMIC_PASSWORD="$(DBPASS)" MIMIC_SCHEMA="$(DBSCHEMA)" ./create_mimic_user.sh
 
 mimic-build-gz:
 	@echo '------------------------'
diff --git a/buildmimic/postgres/create_mimic_user.sh b/buildmimic/postgres/create_mimic_user.sh
index 1320ae7..e6bac1c 100755
--- a/buildmimic/postgres/create_mimic_user.sh
+++ b/buildmimic/postgres/create_mimic_user.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $SUDO psql postgres > /dev/null <<- EOSQL
     CREATE USER $MIMIC_USER WITH PASSWORD '$MIMIC_PASSWORD';
     DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $MIMIC_DB;
     CREATE DATABASE $MIMIC_DB OWNER $MIMIC_USER;
+    CREATE SCHEMA $MIMIC_SCHEMA AUTHORIZATION $MIMIC_USER;
 EOSQL