diff --git a/tasks/galera/bootstrap.yml b/tasks/galera/bootstrap.yml
index 28b0858..b8453cb 100644
--- a/tasks/galera/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera/bootstrap.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
         priv: "*.*:RELOAD,LOCK TABLES,REPLICATION CLIENT,PROCESS"
         host: localhost
         state: present
+        check_implicit_admin: yes
+        login_user: root
+        login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password | default(omit) }}"
       no_log: "{{ not mariadb_debug_role }}"
       when: mariadb_galera_sst_user != ''
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4cb2746..15e5534 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mariadb_socket }}"
+    check_implicit_admin: yes
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password | default(omit) }}"
   loop: "{{ mariadb_databases }}"
   when: not mariadb_use_galera or inventory_hostname == mariadb_galera_primary_node
 
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@
     host_all: "{{ item.host_all | default(omit) }}"
     state: present
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mariadb_socket }}"
+    check_implicit_admin: yes
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password | default(omit) }}"
   loop: "{{ mariadb_users }}"
   no_log: "{{ not mariadb_debug_role }}"
   when: not mariadb_use_galera or inventory_hostname == mariadb_galera_primary_node
diff --git a/tasks/secure.yml b/tasks/secure.yml
index cda139f..98de81a 100644
--- a/tasks/secure.yml
+++ b/tasks/secure.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     host: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mariadb_socket }}"
+    check_implicit_admin: yes
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password | default(omit) }}"
   loop:
     - "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
     - 127.0.0.1
@@ -17,3 +20,6 @@
     name: test
     state: absent
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mariadb_socket }}"
+    check_implicit_admin: yes
+    login_user: root
+    login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password | default(omit) }}"