diff --git a/seed/bootstrap_inserts_roles_etc.sh b/seed/bootstrap_inserts_roles_etc.sh
index 0c30f7959b..fdf2fc31ed 100755
--- a/seed/bootstrap_inserts_roles_etc.sh
+++ b/seed/bootstrap_inserts_roles_etc.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # ONLY FOR LOCAL DEV
 
+USERNAME='storyteller'
+PASSWORD='password'
+HOST='localhost'
+
 # --default-character-set=UTF8mb4 \
 
 echo 'Inserting System User Roles...'
-mysql -u storyteller \
-  -ppassword \
-  -h localhost \
+mysql -u "${USERNAME}" \
+  -p${PASSWORD} \
+  -h $HOST \
   -D storyteller \
   -e "source ./seed/sql/system_roles.sql"
 
 echo 'Inserting Badges...'
-mysql -u storyteller \
-  -ppassword \
-  -h localhost \
+mysql -u $USERNAME \
+  -p${PASSWORD} \
+  -h $HOST \
   -D storyteller \
   -e "source ./seed/sql/user_badges.sql"