diff --git a/setup/mail-users.sh b/setup/mail-users.sh
index e312983e..f9cbdbe5 100755
--- a/setup/mail-users.sh
+++ b/setup/mail-users.sh
@@ -38,17 +38,19 @@ passdb {
   args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
 }
 userdb {
-  driver = static
-  args = uid=mail gid=mail home=$STORAGE_ROOT/mail/mailboxes/%d/%n
+  driver = sql
+  args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
 }
 EOF
 
-# Configure the SQL to query for a user's password.
+# Configure the SQL to query for a user's metadata and password.
 cat > /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext << EOF;
 driver = sqlite
 connect = $db_path
 default_pass_scheme = SHA512-CRYPT
 password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM users WHERE email='%u';
+user_query = SELECT email AS user, "mail" as uid, "mail" as gid, "$STORAGE_ROOT/mail/mailboxes/%d/%n" as home FROM users;
+iterate_query = SELECT email AS user FROM users;
 EOF
 chmod 0600 /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext # per Dovecot instructions