diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 4e025d9..454ff5e 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ postgresql_init() {
   fi
 
   psql -h$DB_HOST -p $DB_PORT -U$DB_ROOT_USER -tc "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE $DB_DATABASE to $DB_USER;" > /dev/null
+
+  # TODO make this configurable
+  psql -h$DB_HOST -p $DB_PORT -U$DB_ROOT_USER -tc "CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm;" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
 }