Puoi cambiare il tuo database.yml in questo invece di usare quello sqlite pronto all'uso:
development:
adapter: postgresql
encoding: utf8
database: project_development
pool: 5
username:
password:
test: &TEST
adapter: postgresql
encoding: utf8
database: project_test
pool: 5
username:
password:
production:
adapter: postgresql
encoding: utf8
database: project_production
pool: 5
username:
password:
cucumber:
<<: *TEST