diff --git a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh
index 6876cb9..62b5b2f 100644
--- a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ must_have chown
 
 rootpw=$(grep password /root/.my.cnf | sed -e 's/^[^=]*= *\(.*\) */\1/')
 
-/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uroot --password="${rootpw}" status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
+/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/root/.my.cnf status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
 
 /usr/bin/systemctl stop mariadb
 
diff --git a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.5 b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.5
index abd0931..b904487 100644
--- a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.5
+++ b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.5
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test -f /root/.my.cnf || exit 1
 
 rootpw=$(grep password /root/.my.cnf | sed -e 's/^[^=]*= *\(.*\) */\1/')
 
-/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uroot --password="${rootpw}" status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
+/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/root/.my.cnf status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
 
 /sbin/service mysqld stop
 
diff --git a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.6 b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.6
index abd0931..b904487 100644
--- a/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.6
+++ b/files/scripts/CentOS/setmysqlpass.sh.6
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test -f /root/.my.cnf || exit 1
 
 rootpw=$(grep password /root/.my.cnf | sed -e 's/^[^=]*= *\(.*\) */\1/')
 
-/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uroot --password="${rootpw}" status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
+/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/root/.my.cnf status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
 
 /sbin/service mysqld stop
 
diff --git a/files/scripts/Debian/setmysqlpass.sh b/files/scripts/Debian/setmysqlpass.sh
index 3de2781..aa1b701 100644
--- a/files/scripts/Debian/setmysqlpass.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/Debian/setmysqlpass.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ must_have chown
 
 rootpw=$(grep password /root/.my.cnf | sed -e 's/^[^=]*= *\(.*\) */\1/')
 
-/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uroot --password="${rootpw}" status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
+/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/root/.my.cnf status > /dev/null && echo "Nothing to do as the password already works" && exit 0
 
 /etc/init.d/mysql stop