diff --git a/tools/destroy_test_backend.sh b/tools/destroy_test_backend.sh
index f2fbfdd6..4272a920 100755
--- a/tools/destroy_test_backend.sh
+++ b/tools/destroy_test_backend.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ echo 'Killing storyboard-api...'
 killall storyboard-api
 
 # export default vars if not defined, to be available in conf file
-export DB_USER=${DB_USER:-storyboard}
-export DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-storyboard}
+export DB_USER=${DB_USER:-openstack_citest}
+export DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-openstack_citest}
 export DB_TEST=${DB_TEST:-storyboard_test}
 
 mysql -u $DB_USER -p$DB_PASSWORD -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB_TEST;"
diff --git a/tools/install_test_backend.sh b/tools/install_test_backend.sh
index 8b7c64be..54a8e470 100755
--- a/tools/install_test_backend.sh
+++ b/tools/install_test_backend.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 # export default vars if not defined, to be available in conf file
-export DB_USER=${DB_USER:-storyboard}
-export DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-storyboard}
+export DB_USER=${DB_USER:-openstack_citest}
+export DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD:-openstack_citest}
 export DB_TEST=${DB_TEST:-storyboard_test}
 
 # create the user if needed