diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5782b16c72..0fe9bd7ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo systemctl start mysql
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get -y install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
-          mysql -h localhost -u root -p root -e "create user 'storyteller'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
-          mysql -h localhost -u root -p root -e "create database storyteller; grant all on storyteller.* to 'storyteller'@'localhost';" 
+          mysql -u root -p root -e "create user 'storyteller'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
+          mysql -u root -p root -e "create database storyteller; grant all on storyteller.* to 'storyteller'@'localhost';" 
       - name: Setup Redis
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -y install redis-server