diff --git a/optional/postgresql/conf/queries.sql b/optional/postgresql/conf/queries.sql
index ffea716b..0aea23b3 100644
--- a/optional/postgresql/conf/queries.sql
+++ b/optional/postgresql/conf/queries.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
--- name: create_user!
+-- name: create_mailu_user!
 -- Create the mailu user if it does not exist.
 do $$
 begin
     create user mailu;
     exception when others then
-    raise notice 'not creating mailu user -- it already exists';
+    raise notice 'mailu user not created -- already exists';
+end
+$$;
+
+-- name: create_health_user!
+-- Create the mailu user if it does not exist.
+do $$
+begin
+    create user health;
+    exception when others then
+    raise notice 'health user not created -- already exists';
 end
 $$;
 
diff --git a/optional/postgresql/start.py b/optional/postgresql/start.py
index 5880765e..80c70904 100755
--- a/optional/postgresql/start.py
+++ b/optional/postgresql/start.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import os
 def setup():
     conn =  psycopg2.connect('user=postgres')
     queries = anosql.load_queries('postgres', '/conf/queries.sql')
-    queries.create_user(conn)
+    # Mailu user
+    queries.create_mailu_user(conn)
     queries.update_pw(conn, pw=os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY"))
+    # Healthcheck user
+    queries.create_health_user(conn)
     conn.commit()
     # create db cannot be atomic. But this script is the only active connection, this is kinda safe.
     if not queries.check_db(conn):