diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a99b86dd..b2570279 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 image: registry.gitlab.com/ciefworldwidesdnbhd/exchange:latest
 
+before_script:
+  - mysql -u root
+  - CREATE USER 'francesco'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass';
+  - CREATE DATABASE exchange;
+  - GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON exchange.* TO 'francesco'@'localhost';
+  - quit;
+
 services:
   - mysql:5.7
 
 variables:
   MYSQL_DATABASE: exchange
-  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: some_pass
   DB_HOST: mysql
-  DB_USERNAME: root
+  DB_USERNAME: francesco
 
 stages:
   - test