diff --git a/roles/simple-server/hooks/after_symlink.yml b/roles/simple-server/hooks/after_symlink.yml
index ba002ac..3c583b0 100644
--- a/roles/simple-server/hooks/after_symlink.yml
+++ b/roles/simple-server/hooks/after_symlink.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 - name: check if schema has been loaded
   shell: |
-    echo "\d+" | PGPASSWORD={{ database.password | quote }} psql -d {{ database_name | quote }} -U {{ database.username | quote }} | grep ar_internal_metadata
+    echo "\d+" | PGPASSWORD={{ database.password | quote }} psql -h {{ groups.postgres_primary | first }} -d {{ database_name | quote }} -U {{ database.username | quote }} | grep ar_internal_metadata
   register: schema_loaded
   ignore_errors: true
   run_once: true