diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
index d8b35ce17c76..a43d28cc9383 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@ protected function configureUser()
             return;
         }
 
+        // We need to refresh the config to get access to the newly connected database.
+        $this->getFreshConfiguration();
+
+        // Now we need to install the application.
+        $this->call('app:install');
+
         $user = [
             'username' => $this->ask('Please enter your username'),
             'email'    => $this->ask('Please enter your email'),
@@ -362,6 +368,18 @@ protected function formatConfigsTable(array $config)
         $this->table(['Setting', 'Value'], $configRows);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Boot a fresh copy of the application configuration.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function getFreshConfiguration()
+    {
+        $app = require $this->laravel->bootstrapPath().'/app.php';
+
+        $app->make('Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel')->bootstrap();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Writes to the .env file with given parameters.
      *