diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 814b437..0196ac0 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ if [[ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ]]; then
       fi
       if [[ -n $POSTGRES_PGPOOL_USERNAME ]]; then
         psql -c "CREATE USER ${POSTGRES_PGPOOL_USERNAME} WITH LOGIN ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '${POSTGRES_PGPOOL_PASSWORD}';"
+        psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION pgpool_recovery;" template1
       fi
       docker_temp_server_stop
   		unset PGPASSWORD