diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e474306..c74f227 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
         - "5435:5432"
         volumes:
         - ./data/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+        - ./postgresql/init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
 
     solr:
         build: solr7/
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ services:
 networks:
   dvn:
     driver: bridge
+
diff --git a/postgresql/init.sql b/postgresql/init.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..625ee1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgresql/init.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CREATE ROLE postgres LOGIN;
\ No newline at end of file