diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index aa16328..0f65d34 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
     echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}Enter the MariaDB root password : ${RESET}"
     read -s db_root_password
     echo
-    echo "$db_root_password" | mysql_secure_installation
+    mariadb -e "SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost = PASSWORD('${db_root_password}');FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+    printf "${db_root_password}\n n\n n\n n\n y\n y\n y\n" | mysql_secure_installation
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/57381699
 fi
 
 echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}Setup Directus database ? (y/n) ${RESET}"