diff --git a/hades/templates/job-dbinit.yaml b/hades/templates/job-dbinit.yaml
index 0c8f584..4d4ad5d 100644
--- a/hades/templates/job-dbinit.yaml
+++ b/hades/templates/job-dbinit.yaml
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ spec:
         - name: MYSQL_DATABASE
           value: {{ include "hades.databaseName" . | quote }}
         - name: MYSQL_USER
-          value: {{ include "hades.databaseUsername" . | quote }}
+          value: {{ .Values.dbInit.mysqlUser | default "root" | quote }}
         - name: MYSQL_PWD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: {{ include "hades.databaseSecretName" . }}
-              key: mysql-password
+              key: {{ .Values.dbInit.mysqlPasswordKey | default "mysql-root-password" }}
         command:
           - /bin/bash
           - -c
diff --git a/hades/values.yaml b/hades/values.yaml
index 138bdc3..74a03d8 100644
--- a/hades/values.yaml
+++ b/hades/values.yaml
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ mysql:
 # Automatically runs all SQL migration files from sql/ directory in alphabetical order
 dbInit:
   enabled: true
+  mysqlUser: "root"
+  mysqlPasswordKey: "mysql-root-password"
 
 # ConfigMap for application configuration files
 config: