diff --git a/.github/workflows/trilogy.yml b/.github/workflows/trilogy.yml
index b8c2c8f0..85047d9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trilogy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trilogy.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle exec rake trilogy:rebuild_database
         env:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
-      - name: Create user, grant privledges,and flush # workaround to resolve https://github.com/trilogy-libraries/activerecord-trilogy-adapter/issues/64
+      - name: Create user, grant privileges, and flush # workaround to resolve https://github.com/trilogy-libraries/activerecord-trilogy-adapter/issues/64
         run: |
-          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "CREATE USER 'test'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'test';" -u${{ env.MYSQL_USER }} -p${{ env.MYSQL_PASSWORD }}
-          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'test'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;" -u${{ env.MYSQL_USER }} -p${{ env.MYSQL_PASSWORD }}
-          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" -u${{ env.MYSQL_USER }} -p${{ env.MYSQL_PASSWORD }}
+          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "CREATE USER 'test'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'test';" -uroot -p${{ env.MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
+          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'test'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;" -uroot -p${{ env.MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
+          mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" -uroot -p${{ env.MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
       - name: Trilogy test
         run: bundle exec rake trilogy:test