diff --git a/squeakserver/server/main.py b/squeakserver/server/main.py
index 2ad9b9a7..41bc60c2 100644
--- a/squeakserver/server/main.py
+++ b/squeakserver/server/main.py
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ def main():
 
 
 def run_server(config):
+    # load the network
+    network = load_network(config)
+    logger.info("network: " + network)
+    SelectParams(network)
+
     # load the db params
     db_params = load_db_params(config)
     logger.info("db params: " + str(db_params))
@@ -146,13 +151,9 @@ def run_server(config):
     postgres_db = load_postgres_db(config)
     logger.info("postgres_db: " + str(postgres_db))
     postgres_db.get_version()
+    postgres_db.create_schema(network)
     postgres_db.init()
 
-    # load the price
-    network = load_network(config)
-    logger.info("network: " + network)
-    SelectParams(network)
-
     # load the price
     price = load_price(config)
 
diff --git a/squeakserver/server/postgres_db.py b/squeakserver/server/postgres_db.py
index f5f2bb7b..16734fbb 100644
--- a/squeakserver/server/postgres_db.py
+++ b/squeakserver/server/postgres_db.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from psycopg2 import pool
+from psycopg2 import sql
 from psycopg2.extras import DictCursor
 from squeak.core import CSqueak
 
@@ -40,6 +41,20 @@ class PostgresDb:
             db_version = curs.fetchone()
             logger.info(db_version)
 
+    def create_schema(self, schema_name):
+        """ Create the schema for the given name. """
+        create_schema_sql = sql.SQL("CREATE SCHEMA {};").format(
+            sql.Identifier(schema_name)
+        )
+        use_schema_sql = sql.SQL("SET search_path TO {}, public;").format(
+            sql.Identifier(schema_name)
+        )
+        with self.get_cursor() as curs:
+            # execute a statement
+            logger.info("Creating schema: {}".format(schema_name))
+            curs.execute(create_schema_sql)
+            curs.execute(use_schema_sql)
+
     def init(self):
         """ Create the tables and indices in the database. """
         with self.get_cursor() as curs: