diff --git a/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh b/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
index c4a47d69fc2..862e849d08f 100755
--- a/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
+++ b/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'openstack_citest'@'localhost';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'openstack_citest';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 EOF
-    /usr/bin/mysql -u root < $tmp_dir/mysql.sql
+    /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" < $tmp_dir/mysql.sql
 
     if [[ "$install_pg" == "True" ]]; then
         cat << EOF > $tmp_dir/postgresql.sql