diff --git a/scripts/dbPreparation.sh b/scripts/dbPreparation.sh
index 7ac2751..40b5435 100644
--- a/scripts/dbPreparation.sh
+++ b/scripts/dbPreparation.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ new_root_password=$(openssl rand -base64 12)
 DB_NAME="wp_$(openssl rand -hex 4)"
 DB_USER="wp_user_$(openssl rand -hex 4)"
 DB_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -base64 12)"
-DB_HOST="localhost" # Change if your database is hosted elsewhere
+DB_HOST="127.0.0.1" # Change if your database is hosted elsewhere
 
 echo "New root password will be: $new_root_password"
 echo "New WordPress database credentials:"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ echo "Resetting the root password..."
 # Reset the root password in safe mode
 sudo mysql -u root <<EOF
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
-ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$new_root_password';
+ALTER USER 'root'@'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY '$new_root_password';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 EOF
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ echo "Creating WordPress database and user with the new root password..."
 mysql -u root -p"$new_root_password" <<EOF
 CREATE DATABASE ${DB_NAME};
 CREATE USER '${DB_USER}'@'${DB_HOST}' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_PASSWORD}';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${DB_NAME}.* TO '${DB_USER}'@'${DB_HOST}';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${DB_NAME}.* TO '${DB_USER}'@'${DB_HOST}' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_PASSWORD}';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 EOF
 
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Re-Start the MariaDB service normally
+sudo systemctl start mariadb
+
 # Backup the wp-config.php file before making changes
 WP_CONFIG="/var/www/webroot/ROOT/wp-config.php"
 sudo cp $WP_CONFIG $WP_CONFIG.bak