diff --git a/coderd/database/dbtestutil/postgres.go b/coderd/database/dbtestutil/postgres.go
index e282da583a43b..decf740fb3754 100644
--- a/coderd/database/dbtestutil/postgres.go
+++ b/coderd/database/dbtestutil/postgres.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func initDefaultConnection(t TBSubset) error {
 		errSubstrings := []string{
 			"connection refused",          // this happens on Linux when there's nothing listening on the port
 			"No connection could be made", // like above but Windows
+			"connection reset by peer",    // this happens when PostgreSQL resets the connection
 		}
 		errString := dbErr.Error()
 		for _, errSubstring := range errSubstrings {