diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_sql_user.go b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_sql_user.go
index ddc41d541780..17659f103761 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_sql_user.go
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_sql_user.go
@@ -186,9 +186,15 @@ func resourceSqlUserRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	var user *sqladmin.User
-	for _, currentUser := range users.Items {
+	databaseInstance, err := config.NewSqlAdminClient(userAgent).Instances.Get(project, instance).Do()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		name = strings.Split(name, "@")[0]
+	for _, currentUser := range users.Items {
+		if !strings.Contains(databaseInstance.DatabaseVersion, "POSTGRES") {
+			name = strings.Split(name, "@")[0]
+		}
 
 		if currentUser.Name == name {
 			// Host can only be empty for postgres instances,