diff --git a/freebsd/resources/nginx.sh b/freebsd/resources/nginx.sh
index ebfd3fc..1c8960b 100755
--- a/freebsd/resources/nginx.sh
+++ b/freebsd/resources/nginx.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ pkg install --yes nginx
 echo 'nginx_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
 echo 'php_fpm_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
 
+#set the default version of postgres
+echo 'DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=pgsql=$database_version' >> /etc/make.conf
+
 #install dependencies
 if [ ."$php_version" = ."5" ]; then
 	pkg install --yes php56 php56-phar php56-pgsql php56-pdo php56-pdo_pgsql php56-pdo_odbc php56-pdo_sqlite php56-json php56-gd