diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index 45484c15e9..7bd74dce27 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ function install_database_mysql {
     if is_ubuntu; then
         # Seed configuration with mysql password so that apt-get install doesn't
         # prompt us for a password upon install.
-        cat <<MYSQL_PRESEED | sudo debconf-set-selections
-mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password password $DATABASE_PASSWORD
-mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password_again password $DATABASE_PASSWORD
-mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/start_on_boot boolean true
+        sudo debconf-set-selections <<MYSQL_PRESEED
+mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password $DATABASE_PASSWORD
+mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password $DATABASE_PASSWORD
+mysql-server mysql-server/start_on_boot boolean true
 MYSQL_PRESEED
     fi