diff --git a/install/installCyberPanel.py b/install/installCyberPanel.py
index e58b77ecb..f1bc338ec 100755
--- a/install/installCyberPanel.py
+++ b/install/installCyberPanel.py
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ class InstallCyberPanel:
     def changeMYSQLRootPassword(self):
         if self.remotemysql == 'OFF':
             if self.distro == ubuntu:
-                passwordCMD = "use mysql;update user set password=PASSWORD('" + InstallCyberPanel.mysql_Root_password + "') where User='root';UPDATE user SET plugin='' WHERE User='root';flush privileges;"
+                passwordCMD = "use mysql;GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '%s';UPDATE user SET plugin='' WHERE User='root';flush privileges;" % (InstallCyberPanel.mysql_Root_password)
             else:
-                passwordCMD = "use mysql;update user set password=PASSWORD('" + InstallCyberPanel.mysql_Root_password + "') where User='root';flush privileges;"
+                passwordCMD = "use mysql;GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '%s';flush privileges;" % (InstallCyberPanel.mysql_Root_password)
 
             command = 'mysql -u root -e "' + passwordCMD + '"'