diff --git a/roles/pagure/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pagure/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index e7fcf80c0a..30d4d055a5 100644
--- a/roles/pagure/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pagure/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@
   - pagure
   - postgresql
 
+- name: create the pagure DB user
+  become_user: postgres
+  become: true
+  postgresql_user:
+     name: "{{ pagure_db_admin_user }}"
+     password: "{{ pagure_db_admin_pass }}"
+  tags:
+  - pagure
+  - postgresql
+
 - name: create the pagure database creation
   become_user: postgres
   become: true