diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e624af4..39a505c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ console_install: true
 # Database
 matomo_db: mysql
 matomo_pgsql_user: postgres
+matomo_db_root_user:  "{% if matomo_db == 'mysql' %}root{% elif matomo_db == 'pgsql' %}{{ matomo_pgsql_user }}{% endif %}" 
+matomo_db_root_password: "" 
 matomo_db_user: matomo
 matomo_db_password: islandora
 matomo_db_name: matomo
 matomo_db_driver: "{% if matomo_db == 'mysql' %}pdo_mysql{% elif matomo_db == 'pgsql' %}pdo_pgsql{% endif %}"
 matomo_db_port: "{% if matomo_db == 'mysql' %}3306{% elif matomo_db == 'pgsql' %}5432{% endif %}"
+matomo_db_host: 127.0.0.1 
 
 matomo_db_options:
   driver: "{{ matomo_db_driver }}"
-  host: 127.0.0.1
+  host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
   port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
   dbname: "{{ matomo_db_name }}"
   user: "{{ matomo_db_user }}"
diff --git a/tasks/console_install.yml b/tasks/console_install.yml
index da49bd9..d061175 100644
--- a/tasks/console_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/console_install.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     name: "{{ matomo_db_name }}"
     target: "{{ webserver_document_root }}/matomo.sql"
     state: import
+    login_host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
+    login_port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
+    login_user: "{{ matomo_db_root_user }}"
+    login_password:  "{{ matomo_db_root_password }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
   when: motomo_sql_dump_create | changed
 
@@ -26,4 +30,4 @@
     group: "{{ matomo_user }}"
     mode:  0664
     force: no
-  register: motomo_config_create
\ No newline at end of file
+  register: motomo_config_create
diff --git a/tasks/db-mysql.yml b/tasks/db-mysql.yml
index 83044b8..4032ae9 100644
--- a/tasks/db-mysql.yml
+++ b/tasks/db-mysql.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 - name: Create Matomo DB (mysql)
   mysql_db:
     name: "{{ matomo_db_name }}"
+    login_host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
+    login_port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
+    login_user: "{{ matomo_db_root_user }}"
+    login_password:  "{{ matomo_db_root_password }}"
     state: present
   register: matomo_db_exists
 
@@ -10,5 +14,10 @@
   mysql_user:
     name: "{{ matomo_db_user }}"
     password: "{{ matomo_db_password }}"
+    login_host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
+    login_port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
+    login_user: "{{ matomo_db_root_user }}"
+    login_password:  "{{ matomo_db_root_password }}"
+    host: "%"
     state: present
     priv: "{{matomo_db_name}}.*:ALL"
diff --git a/tasks/db-pgsql.yml b/tasks/db-pgsql.yml
index 597ee39..ac715fc 100644
--- a/tasks/db-pgsql.yml
+++ b/tasks/db-pgsql.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   postgresql_user:
     name: "{{ matomo_db_user }}"
     password: "{{ matomo_db_password }}"
+    login_host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
+    login_port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
+    login_user: "{{ matomo_db_root_user }}"
+    login_password:  "{{ matomo_db_root_password }}"
 
 - name: Create Matomo DB (pgsql)
   become: yes
@@ -14,6 +18,10 @@
     name: "{{ matomo_db_name }}"
     state: present
     owner: "{{ matomo_db_user }}"
+    login_host: "{{ matomo_db_host }}"
+    login_port: "{{ matomo_db_port }}"
+    login_user: "{{ matomo_db_root_user }}"
+    login_password:  "{{ matomo_db_root_password }}"
   register: matomo_db_exists