diff --git a/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
index 85a8604c6..6a0f98548 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@
     daemon_reload: yes
   when: "matrix_postgres_enabled|bool and matrix_postgres_systemd_service_result.changed"
 
+- include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/create_additional_databases.yml"
+    apply:
+      tags:
+        - always
+  when: "matrix_postgres_enabled|bool"
+
 #
 # Tasks related to getting rid of the internal postgres server (if it was previously enabled)
 #
@@ -162,33 +169,3 @@
     - matrix-change-user-admin-status
     - matrix-postgres-update-user-password-hash
   when: "not matrix_postgres_enabled|bool"
-
-# Create additional databases
-- name: Retrieve IP of postgres container
-  shell: "docker inspect matrix-postgres | jq -r '.[0].NetworkSettings.Networks.{{ matrix_docker_network }}.IPAddress'"
-  register: matirx_postgres_container_ip
-
-- name: Create additional users in postgres
-  postgresql_user:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    password: "{{ item.pass }}"
-    login_host: "{{ matrx_postgres_container_ip.stdout }}"
-    login_port: 5432
-    login_user: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_username }}"
-    login_password: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_password }}"
-    login_db: "{{ matrix_postgres_db_name }}"
-  loop: matrix_postgres_additional_databases
-  when: matrix_postgres_enabed|bool
-
-- name: Create additional users in postgres
-  postgresql_db:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    owner: "{{ item.name }}"
-    lc_ctype: 'C'
-    lc_collate: 'C'
-    login_host: "{{ matrx_postgres_container_ip.stdout }}"
-    login_port: 5432
-    login_user: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_username }}"
-    login_password: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_password }}"
-  loop: matrix_postgres_additional_databases
-  when: matrix_postgres_enabled|bool
diff --git a/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/util/create_additional_databases.yml b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/util/create_additional_databases.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec37ea631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/util/create_additional_databases.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+
+- name: Retrieve IP of postgres container
+  shell: "docker inspect matrix-postgres | jq -r '.[0].NetworkSettings.Networks.{{ matrix_docker_network }}.IPAddress'"
+  register: matrix_postgres_container_ip
+
+- name: Create additional users in postgres
+  postgresql_user:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    password: "{{ item.pass }}"
+    login_host: "{{ matrix_postgres_container_ip.stdout }}"
+    login_port: 5432
+    login_user: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_username }}"
+    login_password: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_password }}"
+    login_db: "{{ matrix_postgres_db_name }}"
+  loop: matrix_postgres_additional_databases
+
+- name: Create additional users in postgres
+  postgresql_db:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    owner: "{{ item.name }}"
+    lc_ctype: 'C'
+    lc_collate: 'C'
+    login_host: "{{ matrix_postgres_container_ip.stdout }}"
+    login_port: 5432
+    login_user: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_username }}"
+    login_password: "{{ matrix_postgres_connection_password }}"
+  loop: matrix_postgres_additional_databases