diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8e4b9c9..2b46928 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     name: "{{ wordpress_db_name }}"
     login_host: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
     login_port: "{{ mariadb_port }}"
-    login_user: "{{ mariadb_user }}"
-    login_password: "{{ mariadb_password }}"
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password }}"
 
 - name: create wordpress db user
   mysql_db:
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     priv: "{{ wordpress_db_name }}.*:ALL"
     login_host: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
     login_port: "{{ mariadb_port }}"
-    login_user: "{{ mariadb_user }}"
-    login_password: "{{ mariadb_password }}"
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password }}"
 
 - name: start wordpress container
   docker_container: