diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index b611c1e..a8cf8c9 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
           DB_TYPE: mysql
           DB_HOST: "dokku-mariadb-gitea:3306"
           DB_NAME: gitea
-          DB_USER: gitea
+          DB_USER: mariadb # https://github.com/dokku/dokku-mariadb/issues/89
           DB_PASSWD: "{{ db_passwd }}"
           DISABLE_REGISTRATION: true
           DOMAIN: git.autonomic.zone