diff --git a/tutor/templates/config.yml b/tutor/templates/config.yml
index 632ff5ce2ff126cdec5244e56e940d2389d01ce3..462b95aa6745adcdee3757c6e6877622c1bbd339 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/config.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # These configuration values must be stored in the user's config.yml.
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "{{ 8|random_string }}"
 OPENEDX_MYSQL_PASSWORD: "{{ 8|random_string }}"
+MYSQL_PASSWORD: ""
 OPENEDX_SECRET_KEY: "{{ 24|random_string }}"
 ANDROID_OAUTH2_SECRET: "{{ 24|random_string }}"
 ID: "{{ 24|random_string }}"