diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index 92a2956..af6eb09 100755
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ globals:
   LS_ADMIN_PASS: ${settings.LS_ADMIN_PASS:[fn.password(10)]}
 
 onInstall:
+  - setupDB
   - addLimits
   #- addMetadata
   - setDomain # why is this necessary?
@@ -100,7 +101,16 @@ onInstall:
       email: /success/email/success.md?_r=${fn.random}
 
 actions:
-
+  setupDB:
+    - cmd[sqldb]: |-
+        #jem passwd set -p wow #use if need to reset DB password
+        USER=${DB_USER}
+        PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}
+        MYSQL=`which mysql`
+        cmd="CREATE USER '$USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$PASSWORD'; CREATE USER '$USER'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '$PASSWORD'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '$USER'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '$USER'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+        $MYSQL -uroot -p${nodes.sqldb.password} --execute="$cmd"
+      user: root
+      
   addLimits: #what does this do?
     - env.control.ApplyNodeGroupData [*]:
         data:
diff --git a/scripts/beforeInstall.js b/scripts/beforeInstall.js
index d3bdedf..8f268c5 100755
--- a/scripts/beforeInstall.js
+++ b/scripts/beforeInstall.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ resp.nodes.push({
   diskLimit: "${settings.sqldb.diskspace:[quota.disk.limitation]}",
   count: db_count,
   nodeGroup: "sqldb",
-  restartDelay: 10,
+  //restartDelay: 10,
   skipNodeEmails: true,
   validation: {
     minCount: db_count,