diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 86ad167..06fdc4c 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ done
 DBNAME="osm-${AREA}"
 
 psql -c "create role osmuk_user LOGIN PASSWORD 'osmuk';"
-createdb $DBNAME -O osmuk_user
+createdb -O osmuk_user $DBNAME
 psql -d $DBNAME -c "create extension if not exists postgis;"
 psql -d $DBNAME -c "create extension if not exists hstore;"
 
@@ -338,4 +338,4 @@ psql -d $DBNAME -c "grant select on all tables in schema public to osmuk_user;"
 sed -iE "s/'database': 'osm-[a-z/-]*'/'database': '${DBNAME}'/g" minimal-mvt.py
 sed -iE "s/'center': .*$/'center': ${CENTRE},/g" map-mapboxgl/index.html
 
-python3 minimal-mvt.py
\ No newline at end of file
+python3 minimal-mvt.py