diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 9b6e05f94..8e54dc54b 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ before_test:
     mysql -u root test_db --password=Password12! < extensions\database\test\conf\travis-mysql.sql
     SET PGUSER="postgres"
     SET PGPASSWORD="Password12!"
-    psql -U postgres -c 'CREATE DATABASE test_db;'
+    createdb test_db
     psql -U postgres test_db < extensions\database\test\conf\travis-pgsql.sql
     copy extensions\database\test\conf\appveyor_int_tests.xml extensions\database\test\conf\int_tests.xml