diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
index 0f469536..863400b6 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Utils
             class Postgres < Database
               # @api private
               def create_command
-                existing_stdout, status = Open3.capture2(cli_env_vars, "psql -t -c '\\l #{escaped_name}'")
+                existing_stdout, status = Open3.capture2(cli_env_vars.update("PGDATABASE" => "postgres"), "psql -t -c '\\l #{escaped_name}'")
 
                 return true if status.success? && existing_stdout.include?(escaped_name)