diff --git a/server/src/services/database-backup.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/database-backup.service.spec.ts
index 9ca37200b7..429e60aede 100644
--- a/server/src/services/database-backup.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/database-backup.service.spec.ts
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ describe(DatabaseBackupService.name, () => {
             "bin": "/usr/lib/postgresql/14/bin/psql",
             "databaseMajorVersion": 14,
             "databasePassword": "",
-            "databaseUsername": "",
+            "databaseUsername": "postgres",
             "databaseVersion": "14.10 (Debian 14.10-1.pgdg120+1)",
           }
         `);
diff --git a/server/src/services/database-backup.service.ts b/server/src/services/database-backup.service.ts
index de7090fa83..3c964c950c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/database-backup.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/database-backup.service.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ export class DatabaseBackupService {
         // remove known bad parameters
         parsedUrl.searchParams.delete('uselibpqcompat');
 
-        databaseUsername = parsedUrl.username;
+        databaseUsername = parsedUrl.username || parsedUrl.searchParams.get('user');
+
         url = parsedUrl.toString();
       }