diff --git a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
index a98e1739260..2739c45e750 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ then
   then
     i_u="INSERT INTO user VALUES ('localhost','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0);
     INSERT INTO user VALUES ('$hostname','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0);
+    REPLACE INTO user VALUES ('127.0.0.1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0);
     INSERT INTO user (host,user) values ('localhost','');
     INSERT INTO user (host,user) values ('$hostname','');"
   else