diff --git a/srcs/requirements/mariadb/run.sh b/srcs/requirements/mariadb/run.sh
index 1319dd1..0ca41d3 100755
--- a/srcs/requirements/mariadb/run.sh
+++ b/srcs/requirements/mariadb/run.sh
@@ -17,16 +17,10 @@ then
 	mariadb-install-db --user=www --datadir=/db
 	echo "creating database..."
 	DATABASE_PWD="$(cat /run/secrets/database-pwd)"
-	if ! [[ "$DATABASE_PWD" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$ ]]
-	then
-		echo "the DB password must contain only letters, digits or '_'."
-		echo
-		exit 1
-	fi
 	echo '
 		FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 		CREATE DATABASE wp;
-		GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wp.* TO www IDENTIFIED BY "'$DATABASE_PWD'";
+		GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wp.* TO www IDENTIFIED BY FROM_BASE64("'$(echo $DATABASE_PWD | base64)'");
 		FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 	' | mariadbd -u root --bootstrap
 	echo