diff --git a/pg4wp/driver_pgsql.php b/pg4wp/driver_pgsql.php
index 51bfabd..ee39f81 100644
--- a/pg4wp/driver_pgsql.php
+++ b/pg4wp/driver_pgsql.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function wpsqli_real_connect(&$connection, $hostname = null, $username = null, $
 
     // Must connect to a specific database unlike MySQL
     $dbname = defined('DB_NAME') && DB_NAME ? DB_NAME : $database;
-    $pg_connstr = $GLOBALS['pg4wp_connstr'] . ' dbname=' . $database;
+    $pg_connstr = $GLOBALS['pg4wp_connstr'] . ' dbname=' . $dbname;
     $GLOBALS['pg4wp_conn'] = $connection = pg_connect($pg_connstr);
 
     return $connection;
@@ -1271,4 +1271,4 @@ function wpsqli_reap_async_query(&$connection)
     throw new \Exception("PG4WP: Not Yet Implemented");
     // mysqli_reap_async_query => No direct equivalent in PostgreSQL.
     // Asynchronous queries can be executed in PostgreSQL using pg_send_query and retrieved using pg_get_result.
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}