diff --git a/postgresql/config-redhat-linux-10.0-* b/postgresql/config-redhat-linux-10.0-*
index e0ec33713..7a076aa01 100644
--- a/postgresql/config-redhat-linux-10.0-*
+++ b/postgresql/config-redhat-linux-10.0-*
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ perpage=25
 hba_conf=/var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
 nodbi=0
 user=postgres
-setup_cmd=if [ -r /etc/rc.d/init.d/rhdb ]; then /etc/rc.d/init.d/rhdb start; else /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start; fi
+setup_cmd=if [ -r /etc/rc.d/init.d/rhdb ]; then /etc/rc.d/init.d/rhdb start; else /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql initdb ; /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start; fi
 dump_cmd=/usr/bin/pg_dump
 rstr_cmd=/usr/bin/pg_restore
 repository=/home/db_repository