diff --git a/scripts/proxmox_setup.sh b/scripts/proxmox_setup.sh
index 76556f5..4a06e2d 100755
--- a/scripts/proxmox_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/proxmox_setup.sh
@@ -51,13 +51,27 @@ apt install -y \
 
 # Step 3: Setup PostgreSQL
 echo -e "${GREEN}[3/9]${NC} Setting up PostgreSQL..."
-sudo -u postgres psql -tc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = '$DB_NAME'" | grep -q 1 || \
-sudo -u postgres psql << EOF
+
+# Check if we need sudo (if we're not root)
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+    # Running as root, use su directly
+    su - postgres -c "psql -tc \"SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = '$DB_NAME'\"" | grep -q 1 || \
+    su - postgres -c "psql << EOF
+CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;
+CREATE USER $DB_USER WITH PASSWORD '$DB_PASS';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $DB_NAME TO $DB_USER;
+ALTER DATABASE $DB_NAME OWNER TO $DB_USER;
+EOF"
+else
+    # Not root, use sudo
+    sudo -u postgres psql -tc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = '$DB_NAME'" | grep -q 1 || \
+    sudo -u postgres psql << EOF
 CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;
 CREATE USER $DB_USER WITH PASSWORD '$DB_PASS';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $DB_NAME TO $DB_USER;
 ALTER DATABASE $DB_NAME OWNER TO $DB_USER;
 EOF
+fi
 
 echo "✓ PostgreSQL database '$DB_NAME' created"