diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index 63760f8..5bb8e21 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class openstack::db::mysql (
   # Install and configure MySQL Server
   class { 'mysql::server':
     config_hash => {
-      #'root_password' => $mysql_root_password,
+      'root_password' => $mysql_root_password,
       'bind_address'  => $mysql_bind_address,
     },
     enabled     => $enabled,