diff --git a/expected/pg_ivm.out b/expected/pg_ivm.out
index 524e300..52fd8a4 100644
--- a/expected/pg_ivm.out
+++ b/expected/pg_ivm.out
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+ALTER SYSTEM SET session_preload_libraries = pg_ivm;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
+ pg_reload_conf 
+----------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+\c -
 CREATE EXTENSION pg_ivm;
 GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO public;
 -- create a table to use as a basis for views and materialized views in various combinations
diff --git a/sql/pg_ivm.sql b/sql/pg_ivm.sql
index 5dbd396..85ee8c2 100644
--- a/sql/pg_ivm.sql
+++ b/sql/pg_ivm.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+ALTER SYSTEM SET session_preload_libraries = pg_ivm;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
+\c -
+
 CREATE EXTENSION pg_ivm;
 GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO public;