diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 2e29900..a52b9bf 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=path --value=$path_url
 ynh_script_progression --message="Creating a MySQL database..." --weight=2
 
 db_name=$(ynh_sanitize_dbid $app)
+db_user=$db_name
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=db_name --value=$db_name
 ynh_mysql_setup_db --db_user=$db_name --db_name=$db_name