diff --git a/server/db-init.sh b/server/db-init.sh
index 77b9a6d71..c9150e9de 100644
--- a/server/db-init.sh
+++ b/server/db-init.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,40 @@ username=lemmy
 dbname=lemmy
 port=5432
 
-read -p "Enter database password: " -s password
-echo
+password=""
+password_confirm=""
+password_valid=0
+
+while [ "$password_valid" == 0 ]
+do
+  read -p "Enter database password: " -s password
+  echo
+
+  read -p "Verify database password: " -s password_confirm
+  echo
+  echo
+
+  # Start the loop from the top if either check fails
+  if [ -z "$password" ]
+  then
+    echo "Error: Password cannot be empty." 1>&2
+    echo
+    continue
+  fi
+  if [ "$password" != "$password_confirm" ]
+  then
+    echo "Error: Passwords don't match." 1>&2
+    echo
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Set the password_valid variable to break out of the loop
+  password_valid=1
+done
+
 
 psql -c "CREATE USER $username WITH PASSWORD '$password' SUPERUSER;" -U postgres
 psql -c 'CREATE DATABASE $dbname WITH OWNER $username;' -U postgres
 export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://$username:$password@localhost:$port/$dbname
+
+echo $LEMMY_DATABASE_URL