diff --git a/content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test-skip.sh b/content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test-skip.sh
rename to content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test.sh
index d4d88e118f..07b65bc788 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test-skip.sh
+++ b/content/en/docs/examples/virtual-machines/test.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ run_in_vm "
 "
 
 # We do not have systemd, need to start mysql manually
-docker exec --privileged -d vm mysqld --skip-grant-tables
+docker exec --privileged -d vm mysqld --user=root --skip-grant-tables
 # Wait for mysql to become ready
-run_in_vm "while ! sudo mysql 2> /dev/null; do echo retrying mysql...; sleep 5; done"
+run_in_vm "while ! sudo mysql --user=root 2> /dev/null; do echo retrying mysql...; sleep 5; done"
 
 run_in_vm snip_running_mysql_on_the_vm_3