diff --git a/src/core/bootstrap/mod.rs b/src/core/bootstrap/mod.rs
index ac8e05b2..aef90970 100644
--- a/src/core/bootstrap/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/bootstrap/mod.rs
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ impl BootstrapManager {
                             tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                             let status = SafeCommand::new("pg_isready")
                                 .and_then(|c| {
-                                    c.args(&["-h", "localhost", "-p", "5432", "-d", "postgres"])
+                                    c.args(&["-h", "localhost", "-p", "5432"])
                                 })
                                 .ok()
                                 .and_then(|cmd| cmd.execute().ok())
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ impl BootstrapManager {
                         tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                         let status = SafeCommand::new("pg_isready")
                             .and_then(|c| {
-                                c.args(&["-h", "localhost", "-p", "5432", "-d", "postgres"])
+                                c.args(&["-h", "localhost", "-p", "5432"])
                             })
                             .ok()
                             .and_then(|cmd| cmd.execute().ok())