diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 65303e37..f23739ed 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [ ! -f /vagrant/config/database.yml ] && [ -f /vagrant/config/database.yml.ex
   echo -e "\nSetting up your database from config/database.yml...\n"
   cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
   if [ ! -f db/development.sqlite3 ] && [ ! -f db/test.sqlite3 ]; then
-    bundle exec rake db:setup
+    su - vagrant -c "cd /vagrant/; bundle exec rake db:setup"
   else
     echo -e "\n\nWARNING: You have already have a development/test database."
     echo -e "WARNING: Please make sure this database works in this vagrant box!\n\n"