diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index c1e030574e..86cb97895f 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 - name: create mariadb user for phabricator
   delegate_to: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
-  mysql_user: name={{ mariadb_user }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv={{ phabricator_db_name }}.*:ALL state=present
+  mysql_user: name={{ mariadb_user }} host={{ inventory_hostname }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv={{ phabricator_db_name }}.*:ALL state=present
 
 - name: create phabricator daemon user
   user: name={{ phabricator_daemon_user }}