diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 421b5c9..29d9222 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ service_import() {
   if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
     dokku_log_fail "No data provided on stdin."
   fi
-  docker exec -i "$SERVICE_NAME" mysql --user=mysql --password="$ROOTPASSWORD" "$SERVICE"
+  docker exec -i "$SERVICE_NAME" mysql --user=root --password="$ROOTPASSWORD" "$SERVICE"
 }
 
 service_start() {