diff --git a/plugins/mysql/conf/my.cnf b/plugins/mysql/conf/my.cnf
index 3c52f2853..33e53dbc6 100644
--- a/plugins/mysql/conf/my.cnf
+++ b/plugins/mysql/conf/my.cnf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ port		= 3306
 socket		= {$SERVER_APP_PATH}/mysql.sock
 
 [mysqld]
+default-authentication-plugin=sha256_password
 port		= 3306
 socket		= {$SERVER_APP_PATH}/mysql.sock
 datadir = {$SERVER_APP_PATH}/data