diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index 056aec46ba..211d797d2b 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ function cleanup_database_mysql {
 function recreate_database_mysql {
     local db=$1
     local charset=$2
-    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $db;"
-    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -e "CREATE DATABASE $db CHARACTER SET $charset;"
+    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $db;"
+    mysql -u$DATABASE_USER -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -e "CREATE DATABASE $db CHARACTER SET $charset;"
 }
 
 function configure_database_mysql {