diff --git a/configure-script.js b/configure-script.js
index c246c83..c5fd0ed 100644
--- a/configure-script.js
+++ b/configure-script.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const question = (prompt, def = null) => {
 	const appPort = await question('App Port', '3300');
 
 	const appDBUser = await question('DB User', appName);
-	const appDBPass = await question('DB Pass', uuid());
+	const appDBPass = await question('DB Pass', 'blastoise');
 	const dbRootPass = await question('DB Root Pass');
 
 	const appSecretAccess = await question('Access Token Secret', uuid(32));
diff --git a/tools/debug-startup.sql b/tools/debug-startup.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..933b986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debug-startup.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#use this while debugging
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS chat;
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'chat'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'blastoise';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chat.* TO 'chat'@'%';