diff --git a/click_odoo/env_options.py b/click_odoo/env_options.py
index 6b60d56..3939b0d 100644
--- a/click_odoo/env_options.py
+++ b/click_odoo/env_options.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from contextlib import closing
 
 import click
+import psycopg2.errors
 from click.decorators import _param_memo  # XXX undocumented click internal
 
 from .compat import environment_manage
@@ -145,15 +146,26 @@ def _configure_odoo(self, ctx):
         odoo.tools.config.parse_config(odoo_args)
         odoo.cli.server.report_configuration()
 
+    def _can_connect_to_db(self, dbname):
+        try:
+            conn = odoo.sql_db.db_connect(dbname)
+            with closing(conn.cursor()):
+                return True
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
     def _db_exists(self, dbname):
-        conn = odoo.sql_db.db_connect("postgres")
-        with closing(conn.cursor()) as cr:
-            cr._obj.execute(
-                "SELECT datname FROM pg_catalog.pg_database "
-                "WHERE lower(datname) = lower(%s)",
-                (dbname,),
-            )
-            return bool(cr.fetchone())
+        try:
+            conn = odoo.sql_db.db_connect("postgres")
+            with closing(conn.cursor()) as cr:
+                cr._obj.execute(
+                    "SELECT datname FROM pg_catalog.pg_database "
+                    "WHERE lower(datname) = lower(%s)",
+                    (dbname,),
+                )
+                return bool(cr.fetchone())
+        except psycopg2.errors.InsufficientPrivilege:
+            return self._can_connect_to_db(dbname)
 
     def _pop_params(self, ctx):
         ctx.params.pop("config", None)