diff --git a/flush_host_cache.sh b/flush_host_cache.sh
index 45b0909..6d28a0e 100755
--- a/flush_host_cache.sh
+++ b/flush_host_cache.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if [[ -f "$conf_file" ]]; then
    source "$conf_file"
 fi
 
-[[ -z "$mysql_credential_args" ]] && mysql_credential_args="--login-path=local"
+[[ -z "$mysql_credential_args" ]] && mysql_credential_args="--defaults-file=/usr/local/mysql/sys-maint.cnf"
 
 
 if $LOGGING ;then
diff --git a/flush_query_cache.sh b/flush_query_cache.sh
index 29198d9..8b5f2e9 100755
--- a/flush_query_cache.sh
+++ b/flush_query_cache.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if [[ -f "$conf_file" ]]; then
    source "$conf_file"
 fi
 
-[[ -z "$mysql_credential_args" ]] && mysql_credential_args="--login-path=local"
+[[ -z "$mysql_credential_args" ]] && mysql_credential_args="--defaults-file=/usr/local/mysql/sys-maint.cnf"
 
 
 if $LOGGING ;then