diff --git a/internal/command/postgres/db.go b/internal/command/postgres/db.go
index d0124a1343..f12c1178b1 100644
--- a/internal/command/postgres/db.go
+++ b/internal/command/postgres/db.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func listDBs(ctx context.Context, leaderIP string) error {
 		return render.JSON(io.Out, databases)
 	}
 
-	rows := make([][]string, len(databases))
+	rows := make([][]string, 0, len(databases))
 	for _, db := range databases {
 		var users string
 		for index, name := range db.Users {
diff --git a/internal/command/postgres/users.go b/internal/command/postgres/users.go
index 1abeac4821..5dadda240d 100644
--- a/internal/command/postgres/users.go
+++ b/internal/command/postgres/users.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func renderUsers(ctx context.Context, leaderIP string) error {
 		return render.JSON(io.Out, users)
 	}
 
-	rows := make([][]string, len(users))
+	rows := make([][]string, 0, len(users))
 
 	for _, user := range users {
 		var databases string