diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cbf15b7..9a379fc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
 # Select image from https://hub.docker.com/_/php/
-image:                  php:7.1.1
+image:                         php:7.1.1
 
 # Select what we should cache between builds
 cache:
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ services:
 # Set any variables we need
 variables:
   # Configure mysql environment variables (https://hub.docker.com/r/_/mysql/)
-  MYSQL_DATABASE:       ci
-  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD:  ci_password
+  MYSQL_DATABASE:              ci
+  MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD:  yes
+  MYSQL_USER:                  ci
+  MYSQL_PASSWORD:              ci_password
 
 # Run our tests
 # If Xdebug was installed you can generate a coverage report and see code coverage metrics.