diff --git a/group_vars/all/vars.yml b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
index 2d0f02f..b5cf47a 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ global_interfaces_directory: "/etc/network/interfaces.d"
 
 global_log_directory: "/var/log"
 
+global_mysql_socket_path: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+
 global_nfs_port: "2049" # for version 4
 global_nfs_directory: "{{ global_webservers_directory }}/nfs"
 
diff --git a/roles/mysql/application/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mysql/application/tasks/main.yml
index 2f62f72..0909897 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/application/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/application/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     user: "root"
     password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
     host: "localhost"
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     user: ""
     host_all: yes
     state: absent
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     user: "root"
     password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
     host: "::1"
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     user: "root"
     password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
     host: "127.0.0.1"
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     user: "root"
     host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
     state: absent
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   mysql_db:
     db: "test"
     state: absent
-    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/mysql/database/tasks/import.yml b/roles/mysql/database/tasks/import.yml
index 1ab1033..d29ca00 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/database/tasks/import.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/database/tasks/import.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     state: import
     name: "{{ database_name }}"
     target: "{{ sql_temp.path }}"
-    login_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/mysql/database/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mysql/database/tasks/main.yml
index ac54ba3..9326852 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/database/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/database/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
     password: "{{ database_pass }}"
     update_password: always
     priv: "{{ database_name }}.*:ALL"
-    login_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
 
 - name: Create SQL database {{ database_name }}
   mysql_db:
     db: "{{ database_name }}"
-    login_unix_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+    login_unix_socket: "{{ global_mysql_socket_path }}"
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
   register: create_database