diff --git a/broadcaster/_base.py b/broadcaster/_base.py
index f286c79..56055af 100644
--- a/broadcaster/_base.py
+++ b/broadcaster/_base.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def __init__(self, url: str):
 
             self._backend = RedisBackend(url)
 
-        elif parsed_url.scheme in ("postgres", "postgresql"):
+        elif parsed_url.scheme in ("postgres", "postgresql", "postgresql+psycopg"):
             from broadcaster._backends.postgres import PostgresBackend
 
             self._backend = PostgresBackend(url)