diff --git a/infrastructure/hydra/postgres/immich-db.yaml b/infrastructure/hydra/postgres/immich-db.yaml
index f7a8d2c..c09e5e7 100644
--- a/infrastructure/hydra/postgres/immich-db.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/hydra/postgres/immich-db.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   cluster:
     name: cnpg-cluster
-  ensure: absent
+  ensure: present
   extensions:
   - ensure: present
     name: vector
diff --git a/pkg/postgres/postgres.go b/pkg/postgres/postgres.go
index 1160a7a..43fb04e 100644
--- a/pkg/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/pkg/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var ImmichPGSecret = kube_cnpg.NewPGSecret(root.Immich.Name, root.PGClusterNames
 func ImmichDatabase() pg.Database {
 	meta := kube.NewMetadata(root.Immich.Name+"-db", root.PGClusterNamespace)
 	spec := pg.DatabaseSpec{
-		Ensure: pg.EnsureAbsent,
+		Ensure: pg.EnsurePresent,
 		Name:   root.Immich.Name,
 		Owner:  root.Immich.Name,
 		ClusterRef: core.LocalObjectReference{