diff --git a/spec/spec_db.rb b/spec/spec_db.rb
index 5a3a935ee..d65d254a5 100644
--- a/spec/spec_db.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_db.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ class SpecDb
   TEST_DB_NAME="jam_ruby_test"
 
   def self.recreate_database
-    conn = PG::Connection.open("dbname=postgres")
+    conn = PG::Connection.open("dbname=postgres user=postgres password=postgres")
     conn.exec("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
     conn.exec("CREATE DATABASE #{TEST_DB_NAME}")
-    JamDb::Migrator.new.migrate(:dbname => TEST_DB_NAME)
+    JamDb::Migrator.new.migrate(:dbname => TEST_DB_NAME, :user => "postgres", :password => "postgres")
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end