diff --git a/tests/tests.yaml b/tests/tests.yaml
index 2555bd2..874eb56 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yaml
+++ b/tests/tests.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ target_deploy_status:
     workload-status-message-regex: '^$'
   mysql:
     workload-status: active
-    workload-status-message-regex: '^$'
+    workload-status-message-regex: '^.*$'
   placement:
     workload-status: active
     workload-status-message-regex: '^$'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 65e24b0..471b0d8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ commands = stestr run --slowest {posargs}
 allowlist_externals =
   git
   charmcraft
-  fetch-libs.sh
-  rename.sh
+  {toxinidir}/fetch-libs.sh
+  {toxinidir}/rename.sh
 deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt