diff --git a/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md b/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
index 5b9209d7df4..ac66be31073 100644
--- a/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
+++ b/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/lanyrd/mysql-postgresql-converter.git
 cd mysql-postgresql-converter
 mysqldump --compatible=postgresql --default-character-set=utf8 -r databasename.mysql -u root gitlabhq_production
 python db_converter.py databasename.mysql databasename.psql
-psql -f databasename.psql -d gitlabhq_production
+
+# Import the database dump as the application database user
+sudo -u git psql -f databasename.psql -d gitlabhq_production
 
 sudo service gitlab start
 ```