diff --git a/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml b/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
index 08715b0..96fa9b1 100644
--- a/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
+++ b/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   action: shell mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE wrestlingtourney;"
 
 - name: Set up haproxy_check user
-  action: shell mysql -u root -p -e "INSERT INTO mysql.user (Host,User) values ('%','haproxy_check'); FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+  action: shell mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'haproxy_check'@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 
 - name: Set up user for wrestlingtourney
   action: shell mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'heroku_jcw'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '($heroku_jcw_password)';GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wrestlingtourney.* TO 'heroku_jcw'@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"