diff --git a/salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh b/salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh
index 03e6d08dd..d12bc4c9b 100644
--- a/salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh
+++ b/salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-E
         END IF;
     END
     \$\$;
+    GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE "$POSTGRES_DB" TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     -- Lock the SOC database down at the connect layer; PUBLIC gets CONNECT
     -- by default, which would let per-minion telegraf roles open sessions
@@ -31,9 +32,4 @@ EOSQL
 # only ensures the shared database exists on first initialization.
 if ! psql -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_telegraf'" | grep -q 1; then
     psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -c "CREATE DATABASE so_telegraf"
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap the SOC database.
-if ! psql -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_soc'" | grep -q 1; then
-    psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -c "CREATE DATABASE so_soc"
-fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 62b451bec..c9399eab4 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -1523,8 +1523,12 @@ soc:
           saltstackDir: /opt/so/saltstack
           bypassEnabled: false
         postgres:
-          host:
-          password:
+          host: ""
+          port: 5432
+          sslMode: "allow"
+          database: securityonion
+          user: ""
+          password: ""
         salt:
           queueDir: /opt/sensoroni/queue
           timeoutMs: 45000
diff --git a/salt/soc/merged.map.jinja b/salt/soc/merged.map.jinja
index b34efb11d..cfc0fafbd 100644
--- a/salt/soc/merged.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/soc/merged.map.jinja
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 {%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'host': GLOBALS.manager}) %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if not SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.password %}
-{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'password': salt['pillar.get']('secrets:postgres_pass', '')}) %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'password': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:pass', '')}) %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'user': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:user', 'so_postgres')}) %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {# if SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.cases == httpcase details come from the soc pillar #}
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 3cb244eed..b2ac6d175 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -468,8 +468,24 @@ soc:
             description: Hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC. Defaults to the manager hostname.
             global: True
             advanced: True
+          port:
+            description: Port of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          sslMode:
+            description: "Use encrypted connections to the PostgreSQL server. Must be one of the following values: disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, verify-full.  Defaults to allow."
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          database:
+            description: Database used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          user:
+            description: Username used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
           password:
-            description: Password used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server. Defaults to the postgres superuser password seeded in the secrets pillar.
+            description: Password used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
             global: True
             sensitive: True
             advanced: True