diff --git a/mysql/defaults.yaml b/mysql/defaults.yaml
index b1319db..224d991 100644
--- a/mysql/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mysql/defaults.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Ubuntu:
   service: mysql
   python: python-mysqldb
   debconf_utils: debconf-utils
+  debconf_root_password: mysql-server/root_password
+  debconf_root_password_again: mysql-server/root_password_again
   dev: libmysqlclient-dev
   config:
     file: /etc/mysql/my.cnf
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ Debian:
   client: {{ mysql_engine }}-client
   python: python-mysqldb
   debconf_utils: debconf-utils
+  debconf_root_password: mysql-server/root_password
+  debconf_root_password_again: mysql-server/root_password_again
   dev: lib{{ mysql_engine }}client-dev
   config:
     file: /etc/mysql/my.cnf
diff --git a/mysql/server.sls b/mysql/server.sls
index 96bfde1..d6042fb 100644
--- a/mysql/server.sls
+++ b/mysql/server.sls
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ mysql_password_debconf:
   debconf.set:
     - name: mysql-server
     - data:
-        'mysql-server/root_password': {'type': 'password', 'value': '{{ mysql_root_password }}'}
-        'mysql-server/root_password_again': {'type': 'password', 'value': '{{ mysql_root_password }}'}
+        {{mysql.debconf_root_password}}: {'type': 'password', 'value': '{{ mysql_root_password }}'}
+        {{mysql.debconf_root_password_again}}: {'type': 'password', 'value': '{{ mysql_root_password }}'}
     - require_in:
       - pkg: {{ mysql.server }}
     - require: