diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 1e0eae08..686aeb89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: 📌 Initialize database
           run: |
-            mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE myaac;' -umyaac -pmyaac
+            mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE myaac;' -uroot -proot
 
         - name: Verify unittest_second DB exists
           run: mysql --host 127.0.0.1 --port 3306 -uroot -proot -e "SHOW DATABASES"