diff --git a/mysql/startup b/mysql/startup
index 4cd6356..e813a12 100644
--- a/mysql/startup
+++ b/mysql/startup
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DROP USER IF EXISTS 'MYSQL_USER' IDENTIFIED BY 'MYSQL_PASSWORD'; 
-CREATE USER 'MYSQL_USER'@'%'; 
+DROP USER IF EXISTS 'MYSQL_USER'; 
+CREATE USER 'MYSQL_USER'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'MYSQL_PASSWORD'; 
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS MYSQL_DATABASE; 
 GRANT ALL ON MYSQL_DATABASE.* TO 'MYSQL_USER'@'%';