diff --git a/postgres_setup.sh b/postgres_setup.sh
index ad2710d60857f39f4017bf01fdd5ad416f25b8f9..ff25574db1770c6381147a81d6f1f3ea37cc60f4 100755
--- a/postgres_setup.sh
+++ b/postgres_setup.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ main()
 	chmod og-rw $HOME/.pgpass
 
 	#Create Database User and Table
-	echo "CREATE ROLE $USER WITH CREATEDB LOGIN NOSUPERUSER NOCREATEROLE PASSWORD '$randpass'" | sudo -u postgres psql
-	echo "ALTER ROLE $USER WITH PASSWORD '$randpass'" | sudo -u postgres psql
+	echo "CREATE ROLE \"$USER\" WITH CREATEDB LOGIN NOSUPERUSER NOCREATEROLE PASSWORD '$randpass'" | sudo -u postgres psql
+	echo "ALTER ROLE \"$USER\" WITH PASSWORD '$randpass'" | sudo -u postgres psql
 	dropdb peasoup_$USER
 	createdb peasoup_$USER