diff --git a/install_update_dovecot.sh b/install_update_dovecot.sh
index d1c88c0..455628d 100755
--- a/install_update_dovecot.sh
+++ b/install_update_dovecot.sh
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ fi
 [[ -n "$dbname" ]] || dbname="postfix"
 [[ -n "$dbuser" ]] || dbuser="postfix"
 if [[ -z "$dbhost" ]] ; then
-   [[ "$database" = "mysql" ]] && dbhost="unix:/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+   [[ "$database" = "mysql" ]] && dbhost="/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
    [[ "$database" = "postgres" ]] && dbhost="/run/postgresql"
 fi