diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
index 38d81f99f..2c5a514ef 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # database init, supports mysql too
 database=mysql
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic
-spring.datasource.username=root
-spring.datasource.password=petclinic
-# SQL is written to be idempotent so this is safe
+spring.datasource.url=${MYSQL_DB:jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic}
+spring.datasource.username=${MYSQL_USER:petclinic@petclinicdb2}
+spring.datasource.password=${MYSQL_PASS:petclinic}
+# Uncomment this the first time the app runs
 spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always