diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 86ab6b1c..734fce1a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+unreleased
+----------
+
+- [bug] pass password to DatabaseJanitor in client's factory
+
 2.3.0
 ----------
 
diff --git a/src/pytest_postgresql/factories.py b/src/pytest_postgresql/factories.py
index 19fe9c5f..3cbab649 100644
--- a/src/pytest_postgresql/factories.py
+++ b/src/pytest_postgresql/factories.py
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ def postgresql_factory(request):
         pg_db = db_name or config['dbname']
 
         with DatabaseJanitor(
-                pg_user, pg_host, pg_port, pg_db, proc_fixture.version
+                pg_user, pg_host, pg_port, pg_db, proc_fixture.version,
+                pg_password
         ):
             connection = psycopg2.connect(
                 dbname=pg_db,