diff --git a/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix b/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
index c5f7432..c5bec4b 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
@@ -82,10 +82,15 @@ in
       ensureUsers = [
         {
           name = "minecraft_recpro";
-          passwordFile = sec."minecraft_recpro_db_passwd".path;
           ensurePermissions = { "minecraft_recpro_db.*" = "ALL PRIVILEGES"; };
         }
       ];
+      initialScript = pkgs.writeText "minecraft_recpro-init.sql" ''
+        CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS minecraft_recpro_db;
+        CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'minecraft_recpro'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${builtins.readFile /run/secrets/minecraft_recpro_db_passwd}';
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON minecraft_recpro.* TO 'minecraft_recpro'@'localhost';
+        FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+      '';
     };
     
     # open firewall