diff --git a/roles/ispmail-database/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ispmail-database/tasks/main.yml
index 2fe1a91..fb3488a 100644
--- a/roles/ispmail-database/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ispmail-database/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   copy: src=schema.sql dest=/tmp
 - name: setting up SQL schema of mailserver database
   mysql_db: name=mailserver state=import target=/tmp/schema.sql
+- name: set the MySQL root user's password
+  mysql_user: name=root password={{ispmail_mysql_root_password}} state=present
 - name: creating MySQL user to read the mailserver database
   mysql_user: name=mailuser password={{ispmail_mysql_mailuser_password}} priv=mailserver.*:SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE state=present
 - name: copying MySQL test data to server
@@ -15,4 +17,3 @@
 - name: populating the database with test data
   mysql_db: name=mailserver state=import target=/tmp/test.sql
   when: ispmail_populate_test_data == true
-