diff --git a/lib/galaxy/eggs/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/eggs/__init__.py
index a21d7bb167e..bb9200cc841 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/eggs/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/eggs/__init__.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class GalaxyConfig( object ):
                 return True
         else:
             try:
-                return { "psycopg2":        lambda: self.config.get( "app:main", "database_connection" ).startswith( "postgres://" ),
+                return { "psycopg2":        lambda: self.config.get( "app:main", "database_connection" ).startswith( "postgres" ),
                          "MySQL_python":    lambda: self.config.get( "app:main", "database_connection" ).startswith( "mysql://" ),
                          "DRMAA_python":    lambda: "sge" in self.config.get( "app:main", "start_job_runners" ).split(","),
                          "drmaa":           lambda: "drmaa" in self.config.get( "app:main", "start_job_runners" ).split(","),
diff --git a/scripts/set_user_disk_usage.py b/scripts/set_user_disk_usage.py
index 153d8ba1c25..f017dd70155 100755
--- a/scripts/set_user_disk_usage.py
+++ b/scripts/set_user_disk_usage.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def quotacheck( sa_session, users, engine ):
     sa_session.refresh( user )
     current = user.get_disk_usage()
     print user.username, '<' + user.email + '>:',
-    if engine != 'postgres':
+    if engine not in ( 'postgres', 'postgresql' ):
         new = user.calculate_disk_usage()
         sa_session.refresh( user )
         # usage changed while calculating, do it again
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def quotacheck( sa_session, users, engine ):
             print '+%s' % ( nice_size( new - current ) )
         else:
             print '-%s' % ( nice_size( current - new ) )
-        if not options.dryrun and engine != 'postgres':
+        if not options.dryrun and engine not in ( 'postgres', 'postgresql' ):
             user.set_disk_usage( new )
             sa_session.add( user )
             sa_session.flush()