diff --git a/environment/template b/environment/template
index fc61001..7d47bcc 100644
--- a/environment/template
+++ b/environment/template
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export MYSQL_PORT=<>
 export MYSQL_DATABASE=<>
 export MYSQL_USER=<>
 export MYSQL_PASSWORD=<>
+export MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=<>
 export LOGLEVEL=<>