diff --git a/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml b/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
index 3a5bbaf..f062d32 100644
--- a/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
+++ b/roles/db/tasks/startcluster.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   action: shell mysql -e "CREATE USER 'heroku_jcw'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '$heroku_jcw_password';GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wrestlingtourney.* TO 'heroku_jcw'@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 
 - name:  set mysql root password
-  action: shell mysql -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('$root_mysql_password') where user='root';" 
+  action: shell mysql -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('$root_mysql_password') where user='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"