diff --git a/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh b/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
index a46b2572..262577a6 100755
--- a/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/test-mysql-entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,16 @@ set -eou pipefail
 cp -vf conf/config.dev conf/config
 sed -i "s;YOUR_AUR_ROOT;$(pwd);g" conf/config
 
+# We use the root user for testing in Docker.
+# The test user must be able to create databases and drop them.
+aurweb-config set database user 'root'
+aurweb-config set database host 'localhost'
+aurweb-config set database socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
+
+# Remove possibly problematic configuration options.
+# We depend on the database socket within Docker and
+# being run as the root user.
+aurweb-config unset database password
+aurweb-config unset database port
+
 exec "$@"