diff --git a/lib/mysql-common.sh b/lib/mysql-common.sh
index 8048b45..15e9d90 100755
--- a/lib/mysql-common.sh
+++ b/lib/mysql-common.sh
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ check_mysql_health() {
                 log_info "Current user: ${current_user}"
                 log_info "Grants: ${grants}"
                 
-                # Try to create test table with error capture
-                if ! error_output=$(mysql_retry -e 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mysql.role_check (id INT); DROP TABLE mysql.role_check;' 2>&1); then
+                # Try to create test table with error capture using root user
+                if ! error_output=$(mysql_retry_auth root "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mysql.role_check (id INT); DROP TABLE mysql.role_check;' 2>&1); then
                     status_details+=("write:failed")
                     log_error "MySQL cannot execute DDL"
                     log_error "Error output: ${error_output}"