diff --git a/docker/dendrite-docker.yml b/docker/dendrite-docker.yml
index 024eee72..9fe366f3 100644
--- a/docker/dendrite-docker.yml
+++ b/docker/dendrite-docker.yml
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ kafka:
     topics:
         output_room_event: roomserverOutput
         output_client_data: clientapiOutput
+        output_typing_event: typingServerOutput
         user_updates: userUpdates
 
+
 # The postgres connection configs for connecting to the databases e.g a postgres:// URI
 database:
     account: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_account?sslmode=disable"
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ database:
     server_key: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_serverkey?sslmode=disable"
     federation_sender: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_federationsender?sslmode=disable"
     public_rooms_api: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_publicroomsapi?sslmode=disable"
+    appservice: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_appservice?sslmode=disable"
     # If using naffka you need to specify a naffka database
     naffka: "postgres://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_naffka?sslmode=disable"
 
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ listen:
 tracing:
     # Config for the jaeger opentracing reporter.
     # See https://godoc.org/github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go/config#Configuration
-    # for documtation.
+    # for documentation.
     jaeger:
         disabled: true
 
diff --git a/docker/postgres/create_db.sh b/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
index 56f6540e..8ed11db1 100644
--- a/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
+++ b/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for db in account device mediaapi syncapi roomserver serverkey federationsender publicroomsapi naffka; do
-    createdb -O dendrite dendrite_$db
+for db in account device mediaapi syncapi roomserver serverkey federationsender publicroomsapi appservice naffka; do
+    createdb -U dendrite -O dendrite dendrite_$db
 done