diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fc4a594..3b8fda0 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@
 
                     # Create user and database if they don't exist
                     if ! runuser -u ${config.services.postgresql.superUser} -- ${config.services.postgresql.package}/bin/psql -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname='${cfg.phx.database.user}'" | grep -q 1; then
-                      echo "CREATE USER ${cfg.phx.database.user} WITH PASSWORD '$PASSWORD' PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION='scram-sha-256'" | \
+                      echo "CREATE USER ${cfg.phx.database.user} WITH PASSWORD '$PASSWORD'" | \
                         runuser -u ${config.services.postgresql.superUser} -- ${config.services.postgresql.package}/bin/psql
                     else
-                      echo "ALTER USER ${cfg.phx.database.user} WITH PASSWORD '$PASSWORD' PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION='scram-sha-256'" | \
+                      echo "ALTER USER ${cfg.phx.database.user} WITH PASSWORD '$PASSWORD'" | \
                         runuser -u ${config.services.postgresql.superUser} -- ${config.services.postgresql.package}/bin/psql
                     fi