diff --git a/cmd/notary-server/config.json b/cmd/notary-server/config.json
index 4fc772b969..a99f15a4d8 100644
--- a/cmd/notary-server/config.json
+++ b/cmd/notary-server/config.json
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "dockercondemo:dockercondemo@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/dockercondemo"
+		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/notary-signer/config.json b/cmd/notary-signer/config.json
index 943d145b44..70a44fa3c8 100644
--- a/cmd/notary-signer/config.json
+++ b/cmd/notary-signer/config.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "dockercondemo:dockercondemo@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/dockercondemo"
+		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/notarymysql/start b/notarymysql/start
index beddcd0631..e8fd614183 100755
--- a/notarymysql/start
+++ b/notarymysql/start
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-DB_NAME='dockercondemo'
+DB_NAME='notary'
 DB_TABLE_FILES='tuf_files'
 DB_TABLE_KEYS='timestamp_keys'
-DB_USER='dockercondemo'
-DB_PASS='dockercondemo'
+DB_USER='root'
+DB_PASS=''
 
-DB_REMOTE_ROOT_NAME='dockercondemo'
-DB_REMOTE_ROOT_PASS='dockercondemo'
+DB_REMOTE_ROOT_NAME=''
+DB_REMOTE_ROOT_PASS=''
 DB_REMOTE_ROOT_HOST=''
 
 # disable error log