diff --git a/ushahidi/tmp/ushahidi-createdb.sql b/ushahidi/tmp/ushahidi-createdb.sql
index fa294ab..c95b92a 100644
--- a/ushahidi/tmp/ushahidi-createdb.sql
+++ b/ushahidi/tmp/ushahidi-createdb.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+CREATE USER 'ushahidi'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${USHAHIDI_PWD}';
 CREATE DATABASE ushahidi;
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ushahidi.* To 'ushahidi'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${USHAHIDI_PWD}';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ushahidi.* TO 'ushahidi'@'%';