diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
index b796a29..2309034 100644
--- a/tests/test.sh
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ if [ "$READY" = false ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Ensure www-data role exists for Unix socket connection
+docker exec "$DB_CONTAINER" psql -U ttrss -d ttrss -c "CREATE ROLE "www-data" WITH LOGIN;" 2>/dev/null || true
+
 echo "Updating TT-RSS database schema..."
 echo yes | docker exec -i -u www-data -e DB_HOST=db -e DB_PORT=5432 "$CONTAINER_NAME" php /var/www/ttrss/update.php --update-schema 2>&1 || true
 sleep 2