diff --git a/resources/mariadb_service/meta.yaml b/resources/mariadb_service/meta.yaml
index eb37d044..e4efaa80 100644
--- a/resources/mariadb_service/meta.yaml
+++ b/resources/mariadb_service/meta.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ input:
       value: mariadb
     root_password:
       schema: str!
-      value: password
+      value: mariadb
     port:
       schema: int!
       value: 3306