diff --git a/config/example.py b/config/example.py
index 28f5052..26b8a0e 100644
--- a/config/example.py
+++ b/config/example.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """Sample config."""
 
+# POSTGIS
+DB_USER = "owl"
+DB_NAME = "matcher"
 
 ID_TAGGING_SCHEMA_DIR = "/var/lib/data/id-tagging-schema"
 ID_PRESET_DIR = "/var/lib/data/id-tagging-schema/data/presets/"
diff --git a/create_db.py b/create_db.py
index 2c1c6f9..761fce7 100755
--- a/create_db.py
+++ b/create_db.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 from sqlalchemy.schema import CreateIndex, CreateTable
 
+from config.default import DB_USER, DB_NAME
 from matcher import database, model
 
-DB_URL = "postgresql:///matcher"
+DB_URL = f"postgresql://{DB_USER}@localhost/{DB_NAME}"
 database.init_db(DB_URL)