diff --git a/mysql/pkg.ansible.yml b/mysql/pkg.ansible.yml
index 54c8710..dfb8689 100644
--- a/mysql/pkg.ansible.yml
+++ b/mysql/pkg.ansible.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,20 @@
     - name: Set ~/.my.cnf file
       template: src=files/mysql_secure-installation-my.conf.j2 dest=/root/.my.cnf mode=0600
       vars:
-        MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "{{mysql_root_password}}"
-    
+        MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: '""'
+        
     - name: Update MariaDB root password
       mysql_user: name=root host={{item}} password={{mysql_root_password}}
       with_items:
         - 127.0.0.1
         - ::1
         - localhost
-  
+
+    - name: Update ~/.my.cnf file
+      template: src=files/mysql_secure-installation-my.conf.j2 dest=/root/.my.cnf mode=0600
+      vars:
+        MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "{{mysql_root_password}}"
+      
     - name: Delete anonymous MySQL user
       mysql_user: name="" host={{item}} state=absent
       with_items: