diff --git a/conf.sh b/conf.sh
index 76217f240bea992d211a3e04cb52a8b6a145f44a..0af537d90fb1532ee36f50b1df96f90ccbcf1fc4 100644
--- a/conf.sh
+++ b/conf.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HORIZON_PATH=~/horizon/
 # Database credentials
 DB_NAME=cloudusage
 DB_HOST=localhost
-DB_USER=root
+DB_USER=accounting
 DB_PASS=Passw0rd
 # Default password for users 
 # that will be created in Keystone