diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index af63ef1..9e52e2e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ connect:
     image: mysql:latest
     script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get --assume-yes install mysql-client
-    - mysql --user=root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" --host=mysql -e "show databases; use $MYSQL_DATABASE; show tables;"
+    - mysql --user="MYSQL_USER" --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" --host=mysql -e "use $MYSQL_DATABASE; show tables;"
 
 test:
   stage: test