diff --git a/roles/mariadb_server/files/backup-database b/roles/mariadb_server/files/backup-database
index ee72e30eeb..31673af41d 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb_server/files/backup-database
+++ b/roles/mariadb_server/files/backup-database
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 DB=$1
 
 # Make our latest backup
-/bin/mysqldump --add-drop-database $DB | /usr/bin/xz > /backups/$DB-$(date +%F).dump.xz
+/bin/mysqldump --user=root --add-drop-database $DB | /usr/bin/xz > /backups/$DB-$(date +%F).dump.xz
 
 # Also, delete the backup from a few days ago.
 rm -f /backups/$DB-$(date --date="3 days ago" +%F).dump.xz