diff --git a/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/preparePayloadConfig.ts b/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/preparePayloadConfig.ts
index 0f8f6c0..7edb217 100644
--- a/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/preparePayloadConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/preparePayloadConfig.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export const preparePayloadConfig = async (configPath: PathLike) => {
     // Read the payload.config.ts file
     let data = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf8');
 
+    // Replace postgresAdapter with vercelPostgresAdapter
+    const oldImport = `import { postgresAdapter } from '@payloadcms/db-postgres'`;
+    const newImport = `import { vercelPostgresAdapter as postgresAdapter } from '@payloadcms/db-vercel-postgres'`;
+
+    data = data.replace(oldImport, newImport);
+
     // Update the db configuration
     const dbConfig = `db: postgresAdapter({
     schemaName: "payload",
diff --git a/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/updatePackages.ts b/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/updatePackages.ts
index afb9174..2e3d453 100644
--- a/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/updatePackages.ts
+++ b/packages/core/installMachine/installSteps/payload/updatePackages.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const updatePackages = () => {
   });
 
   logWithColoredPrefix('payload', 'Installing necessary packages...');
-  execSync(`pnpm i pg sharp --reporter silent`, {
+  execSync(`pnpm i pg sharp @payloadcms/db-vercel-postgres --reporter silent`, {
     stdio: 'inherit',
   });
 };