diff --git a/manifests/db_type.pp b/manifests/db_type.pp
index 295f839..440a3e9 100644
--- a/manifests/db_type.pp
+++ b/manifests/db_type.pp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ define sunetdrive::db_type(
     ok_criteria   => ['exit_status=0','max_age=2d'],
     warn_criteria => ['exit_status=1','max_age=3d'],
   }
+  file { '/usr/local/bin/mysql':
+    ensure  => present,
+    content => template('sunetdrive/mariadb/mysql.erb.sh'),
+    mode    => '0744',
+  }
   file { '/usr/local/bin/size-test':
     ensure  => present,
     content => template('sunetdrive/mariadb/size-test.erb'),
diff --git a/templates/mariadb/mysql.erb.sh b/templates/mariadb/mysql.erb.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b62d38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/mariadb/mysql.erb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+pw=$(yq  -r '.services.db.environment[0]' /opt/mariadb/docker-compose.yml | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+
+docker exec -ti mariadb_db_1 mysql -u root -p"${pw}" -e "${@}"