diff --git a/mysql_db b/mysql_db
index 807603a83dd..eac18c4aba2 100644
--- a/mysql_db
+++ b/mysql_db
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def load_mycnf():
         return False
     try:
         config.readfp(open(mycnf))
-        creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),passwd=config.get('client', 'pass'))
+        creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),passwd=config.get('client', 'password'))
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, IOError):
         return False
     return creds
diff --git a/mysql_user b/mysql_user
index b9b833e1f64..9317bbdd7a1 100644
--- a/mysql_user
+++ b/mysql_user
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def load_mycnf():
         return False
     try:
         config.readfp(open(mycnf))
-        creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),password=config.get('client', 'pass'))
+        creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),password=config.get('client', 'password'))
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, IOError):
         return False
     return creds