diff --git a/run-document-server.sh b/run-document-server.sh
index c673029cf5a90a02c71f596fc7d520a8335f7420..bebec70353a80526ca5e1d699ebcea6fdc412590 100755
--- a/run-document-server.sh
+++ b/run-document-server.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ create_postgresql_db(){
 }
 
 create_postgresql_tbl(){
-  CONNECTION_PARAMS="-h${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_HOST} -U${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_USER} -w"
+  CONNECTION_PARAMS="-h${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_HOST} -p${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_PORT} -U${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_USER} -w"
   if [ -n "${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_PASS}" ]; then
     export PGPASSWORD=${POSTGRESQL_SERVER_PASS}
   fi