diff --git a/plugins/mysql/index.py b/plugins/mysql/index.py
index ac375630a..705784431 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mysql/index.py
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ def initMysqlPwd():
     hostname = mw.execShell('hostname')[0].strip()
     if hostname != 'localhost':
         drop_hostname =  serverdir + '/bin/mysql  --defaults-file=' + \
-            myconf + ' -uroot -p' + pwd + ' -e "drop user \'\'@\'' + hostname + '\'";'
+            myconf + ' -uroot -p"' + pwd + '" -e "drop user \'\'@\'' + hostname + '\'";'
         mw.execShell(drop_hostname)
 
         drop_root_hostname =  serverdir + '/bin/mysql  --defaults-file=' + \
-            myconf + ' -uroot -p' + pwd + ' -e "drop user \'root\'@\'' + hostname + '\'";'
+            myconf + ' -uroot -p"' + pwd + '" -e "drop user \'root\'@\'' + hostname + '\'";'
         mw.execShell(drop_root_hostname)
 
     pSqliteDb('config').where('id=?', (1,)).save('mysql_root', (pwd,))