diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml
index 8164f0ca..ddebf223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           pip install pytest coveralls
 
       - name: Setup CKAN
+        env:
+          PGPASSWORD: postgres
         run: |
           bash bin/setup-ckan.bash
 
diff --git a/bin/setup-ckan.bash b/bin/setup-ckan.bash
index 6148ec93..4c45aec5 100755
--- a/bin/setup-ckan.bash
+++ b/bin/setup-ckan.bash
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
 cd -
 
 echo "Creating the PostgreSQL user and database..."
-PGPASSWORD=postgres sudo -u postgres psql -h localhost -c "CREATE USER ckan_default WITH PASSWORD 'pass';"
-PGPASSWORD=postgres sudo -u postgres psql -h localhost -c 'CREATE DATABASE ckan_test WITH OWNER ckan_default;'
+psql -h localhost -U postgres -c "CREATE USER ckan_default WITH PASSWORD 'pass';"
+psql -h localhost -U postgres -c 'CREATE DATABASE ckan_test WITH OWNER ckan_default;'
 
 echo "Initialising the database..."
 cd ckan