diff --git a/installer b/installer
index c9cbcf9..a3335ed 100644
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ if RequiredServices().db_server_found(req) is False:
         db_name = "pyshelf"
         psql_cmd = """
         CREATE DATABASE %s;
-        CREATE USER %s WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD \'%s\';
+        CREATE USER %s WITH PASSWORD \'%s\';
         GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE %s TO %s;
         """ % (db_name, sql_user, sql_pass, db_name, sql_user)
         _sql_file = "create_db.sql"