diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 768d19a..c5e8ef4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RUN ["sed", "-i", "s/exec \"$@\"/echo \"not running $@\"/", "/usr/local/bin/dock
 
 # needed for intialization
 ENV MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
+ENV MYSQL_DATABASE=setup.sql
 
 COPY setup.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/