diff --git a/instrumentation/trilogy/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/trilogy/instrumentation_test.rb b/instrumentation/trilogy/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/trilogy/instrumentation_test.rb
index fa4f8b8f0..9b1b7b845 100644
--- a/instrumentation/trilogy/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/trilogy/instrumentation_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/trilogy/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/trilogy/instrumentation_test.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   let(:port) { ENV.fetch('TEST_MYSQL_PORT', '3306').to_i }
   let(:database) { ENV.fetch('TEST_MYSQL_DB', 'mysql') }
   let(:username) { ENV.fetch('TEST_MYSQL_USER', 'root') }
-  let(:password) { ENV.fetch('TEST_MYSQL_PASSWORD', '') }
+  let(:password) { ENV.fetch('TEST_MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'root') }
 
   before do
     exporter.reset