diff --git a/ceod/db/MySQLService.py b/ceod/db/MySQLService.py
index 043a906..e6a194d 100644
--- a/ceod/db/MySQLService.py
+++ b/ceod/db/MySQLService.py
@@ -46,17 +46,21 @@ class MySQLService:
         password = gen_password()
         search_for_user = f"SELECT user FROM mysql.user WHERE user='{username}'"
         search_for_db = f"SHOW DATABASES LIKE '{username}'"
-        create_user = f"""
-        CREATE USER '{username}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s;
-        """
+        # CREATE USER can't be used in a query with multiple statements
+        create_user_commands = [
+            f"CREATE USER '{username}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s",
+            f"CREATE USER '{username}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s",
+        ]
         create_database = f"""
         CREATE DATABASE {username};
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON {username}.* TO '{username}'@'localhost';
         GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON {username}.* TO '{username}'@'%';
         """
 
         with self.mysql_connection() as con, con.cursor() as cursor:
             if response_is_empty(search_for_user, con):
-                cursor.execute(create_user, {'password': password})
+                for cmd in create_user_commands:
+                    cursor.execute(cmd, {'password': password})
                 if response_is_empty(search_for_db, con):
                     cursor.execute(create_database)
             else:
@@ -67,7 +71,8 @@ class MySQLService:
         password = gen_password()
         search_for_user = f"SELECT user FROM mysql.user WHERE user='{username}'"
         reset_password = f"""
-        ALTER USER '{username}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s
+        ALTER USER '{username}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s;
+        ALTER USER '{username}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY %(password)s;
         """
 
         with self.mysql_connection() as con, con.cursor() as cursor:
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ class MySQLService:
     def delete_db(self, username: str):
         drop_db = f"DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS {username}"
         drop_user = f"""
+        DROP USER IF EXISTS '{username}'@'localhost';
         DROP USER IF EXISTS '{username}'@'%';
         """