diff --git a/dialect_postgres.go b/dialect_postgres.go
index 3cf2b9bb..2b2a0b78 100644
--- a/dialect_postgres.go
+++ b/dialect_postgres.go
@@ -771,12 +771,17 @@ var (
 
 type postgres struct {
 	core.Base
-	schema string
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) Init(d *core.DB, uri *core.Uri, drivername, dataSourceName string) error {
-	db.schema = DefaultPostgresSchema
-	return db.Base.Init(d, db, uri, drivername, dataSourceName)
+	err := db.Base.Init(d, db, uri, drivername, dataSourceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if db.Schema == "" {
+		db.Schema = DefaultPostgresSchema
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) SqlType(c *core.Column) string {
@@ -873,23 +878,35 @@ func (db *postgres) IndexOnTable() bool {
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) IndexCheckSql(tableName, idxName string) (string, []interface{}) {
-	args := []interface{}{db.schema, tableName, idxName}
+	if len(db.Schema) == 0 {
+		args := []interface{}{tableName, idxName}
+		return `SELECT indexname FROM pg_indexes WHERE tablename = ? AND indexname = ?`, args
+	}
+
+	args := []interface{}{db.Schema, tableName, idxName}
 	return `SELECT indexname FROM pg_indexes ` +
 		`WHERE schemaname = ? AND tablename = ? AND indexname = ?`, args
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) TableCheckSql(tableName string) (string, []interface{}) {
-	args := []interface{}{db.schema, tableName}
+	if len(db.Schema) == 0 {
+		args := []interface{}{tableName}
+		return `SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE tablename = ?`, args
+	}
+	args := []interface{}{db.Schema, tableName}
 	return `SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = ? AND tablename = ?`, args
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) ModifyColumnSql(tableName string, col *core.Column) string {
+	if len(db.Schema) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("alter table %s ALTER COLUMN %s TYPE %s",
+			tableName, col.Name, db.SqlType(col))
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("alter table %s.%s ALTER COLUMN %s TYPE %s",
-		db.schema, tableName, col.Name, db.SqlType(col))
+		db.Schema, tableName, col.Name, db.SqlType(col))
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) DropIndexSql(tableName string, index *core.Index) string {
-	//var unique string
 	quote := db.Quote
 	idxName := index.Name
 
@@ -905,9 +922,14 @@ func (db *postgres) DropIndexSql(tableName string, index *core.Index) string {
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) IsColumnExist(tableName, colName string) (bool, error) {
-	args := []interface{}{db.schema, tableName, colName}
+	args := []interface{}{db.Schema, tableName, colName}
 	query := "SELECT column_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = $1 AND table_name = $2" +
 		" AND column_name = $3"
+	if len(db.Schema) == 0 {
+		args = []interface{}{tableName, colName}
+		query = "SELECT column_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_name = $1" +
+			" AND column_name = $2"
+	}
 	db.LogSQL(query, args)
 
 	rows, err := db.DB().Query(query, args...)
@@ -920,8 +942,7 @@ func (db *postgres) IsColumnExist(tableName, colName string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) GetColumns(tableName string) ([]string, map[string]*core.Column, error) {
-	// FIXME: the schema should be replaced by user custom's
-	args := []interface{}{tableName, db.schema}
+	args := []interface{}{tableName}
 	s := `SELECT column_name, column_default, is_nullable, data_type, character_maximum_length, numeric_precision, numeric_precision_radix ,
     CASE WHEN p.contype = 'p' THEN true ELSE false END AS primarykey,
     CASE WHEN p.contype = 'u' THEN true ELSE false END AS uniquekey
@@ -932,7 +953,15 @@ FROM pg_attribute f
     LEFT JOIN pg_constraint p ON p.conrelid = c.oid AND f.attnum = ANY (p.conkey)
     LEFT JOIN pg_class AS g ON p.confrelid = g.oid
     LEFT JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS s ON s.column_name=f.attname AND c.relname=s.table_name
-WHERE c.relkind = 'r'::char AND c.relname = $1 AND s.table_schema = $2 AND f.attnum > 0 ORDER BY f.attnum;`
+WHERE c.relkind = 'r'::char AND c.relname = $1%s AND f.attnum > 0 ORDER BY f.attnum;`
+
+	var f string
+	if len(db.Schema) != 0 {
+		args = append(args, db.Schema)
+		f = "AND s.table_schema = $2"
+	}
+	s = fmt.Sprintf(s, f)
+
 	db.LogSQL(s, args)
 
 	rows, err := db.DB().Query(s, args...)
@@ -1022,8 +1051,13 @@ WHERE c.relkind = 'r'::char AND c.relname = $1 AND s.table_schema = $2 AND f.att
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) GetTables() ([]*core.Table, error) {
-	args := []interface{}{db.schema}
-	s := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = $1")
+	args := []interface{}{}
+	s := "SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables"
+	if len(db.Schema) != 0 {
+		args = append(args, db.Schema)
+		s = s + " WHERE schemaname = $1"
+	}
+
 	db.LogSQL(s, args)
 
 	rows, err := db.DB().Query(s, args...)
@@ -1047,9 +1081,13 @@ func (db *postgres) GetTables() ([]*core.Table, error) {
 }
 
 func (db *postgres) GetIndexes(tableName string) (map[string]*core.Index, error) {
-	args := []interface{}{db.schema, tableName}
-	s := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT indexname, indexdef FROM pg_indexes WHERE schemaname=$1 AND tablename=$2")
+	args := []interface{}{tableName}
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT indexname, indexdef FROM pg_indexes WHERE tablename=$1")
 	db.LogSQL(s, args)
+	if len(db.Schema) != 0 {
+		args = append(args, db.Schema)
+		s = s + " AND schemaname=$2"
+	}
 
 	rows, err := db.DB().Query(s, args...)
 	if err != nil {