diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 553982f..b547e32 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+mysql_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+
 nextcloud_admin_pw: admin
 nextcloud_admin_user: systemausfall.org
 nextcloud_admin_pw: admin
diff --git a/tasks/database.yml b/tasks/database.yml
index 81f609b..adc119b 100644
--- a/tasks/database.yml
+++ b/tasks/database.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   mysql_db:
     name: '{{ nextcloud_mysql_db }}'
     state: present
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ mysql_socket }}"
+    login_user: root
     config_file: /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
   delegate_to: "{{ nextcloud_database_host }}"
 
@@ -13,5 +15,6 @@
     password: "{{ lookup('password', '/tmp/passwordfile chars=ascii_letters') }}"
     priv: "{{ nextcloud_mysql_db }}.{{ inventory_hostname }}:ALL"
     state: present
-    config_file: /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ mysql_socket }}"
+    login_user: root
   delegate_to: "{{ nextcloud_database_host }}"