diff --git a/framework/sql.py b/framework/sql.py
index d99b045..1d7573d 100644
--- a/framework/sql.py
+++ b/framework/sql.py
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@
     else:
       start_time = time.time()
       cnxn = MySQLdb.connect(
-        unix_socket='/cloudsql/' + instance, db=database, user='root',
-        charset='utf8')
+          unix_socket='/cloudsql/' + instance,
+          db=database,
+          user='monorail-mysql',
+          charset='utf8')
     duration = int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000)
     DB_CNXN_LATENCY.add(duration)
     CONNECTION_COUNT.increment({'success': True})