diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 38c5721..159c630 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TestingConfig(Config):
 
 
 class ProductionConfig(Config):
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql+pymysql://root:{h}@localhost/pitstops'.format(
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql+pymysql://pitstops:{h}@localhost/pitstops'.format(
         h=os.environ.get('MYSQL_PASSWORD'))