diff --git a/packages/typegen/test/helper.ts b/packages/typegen/test/helper.ts
index f12779c4..a0cf5e3d 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/test/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/typegen/test/helper.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const getPoolHelper = (params: {__filename: string; baseConnectionURI: st
 
   const setupDb = async () => {
     await admin.query(sql`create database ${sql.identifier([dbName])}`).catch(e => {
-      if (e.message.endsWith('(unique_violation)')) return
+      if (e.cause?.message.match(/database ".+" already exists/)) return
       throw e
     })