diff --git a/.env.ci b/.env.ci
index 901f9c549bf3..2578a5c57993 100644
--- a/.env.ci
+++ b/.env.ci
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DB_USERNAME1=ninja
 DB_PASSWORD1=ninja
 DB_HOST1=127.0.0.1
 DB_DATABASE=ninja
-DB_USERNAME=root
+DB_USERNAME=ninja
 DB_PASSWORD=ninja
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 NINJA_ENVIRONMENT=hosted
diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
index 2bc0964a3e08..b32ba802762b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       DB_DATABASE1: ninja
-      DB_USERNAME1: root
+      DB_USERNAME1: ninja
       DB_PASSWORD1: ninja
       DB_HOST1: 'localhost'
       DB_DATABASE: ninja
-      DB_USERNAME: root
+      DB_USERNAME: ninja
       DB_PASSWORD: ninja
       DB_HOST: 'localhost'
       BROADCAST_DRIVER: log