diff --git a/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh b/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
index 557785c37..abc9091f1 100644
--- a/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
+++ b/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function dbasm_mysqlExec() {
             fi
 
             # create configured account if not exists
-            "$DB_MYSQL_EXEC"  -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$PROMPT_USER" $options -e "CREATE USER '${MYSQL_USER}'@'${MYSQL_HOST}' IDENTIFIED BY '${MYSQL_PASS}' WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0;"
+            "$DB_MYSQL_EXEC"  -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$PROMPT_USER" $options -e "CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '${MYSQL_USER}'@'${MYSQL_HOST}' IDENTIFIED BY '${MYSQL_PASS}' WITH MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0;"
             "$DB_MYSQL_EXEC"  -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$PROMPT_USER" $options -e "GRANT CREATE ON *.* TO '${MYSQL_USER}'@'${MYSQL_HOST}'  WITH GRANT OPTION;"
             for db in ${DATABASES[@]}
             do