diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index f801be3..c05dd60 100755
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ in
 
 	services.mysql.initialScript = pkgs.writeText "wordpress-init.sql" ''
 		CREATE DATABASE wordpressdb;
-		CREATE USER wpusr WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ${personalization.wordpressdb};
-		GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE wordpressdb TO wpusr;
+		CREATE USER 'wpusr'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
+		GRANT ALL ON wordpressdb.* TO 'wpusr'@'localhost';
 		FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 	''
 	;