diff --git a/start b/start
index 3ce4e13..67762d9 100755
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -32,17 +32,18 @@ cat >> ${PG_CONFDIR}/postgresql.conf <<EOF
 listen_addresses = '*'
 EOF
 
-trust_local="host    all             all             samenet                 trust"
-if [ ${PSQL_TRUST_LOCALNET} = "true" ]; then
-  echo "Enabling trust samenet in pg_hba.conf..."
-  echo ${trust_local} >> ${PG_CONFDIR}/pg_hba.conf
-fi
-
 # allow remote connections to postgresql database
 cat >> ${PG_CONFDIR}/pg_hba.conf <<EOF
 host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0               md5
 EOF
 
+if [ ${PSQL_TRUST_LOCALNET} = "true" ]; then
+  echo "Enabling trust samenet in pg_hba.conf..."
+  cat >> ${PG_CONFDIR}/pg_hba.conf <<EOF
+host    all             all             samenet                 trust
+EOF
+fi
+
 cd ${PG_HOME}
 
 # initialize PostgreSQL data directory