diff --git a/app/RSpade/Commands/Migrate/Maint_Migrate.php b/app/RSpade/Commands/Migrate/Maint_Migrate.php
index e9149851d..a465507a5 100644
--- a/app/RSpade/Commands/Migrate/Maint_Migrate.php
+++ b/app/RSpade/Commands/Migrate/Maint_Migrate.php
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ class Maint_Migrate extends Command
 
             // Start MySQL
             $this->shell_exec_privileged('mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld');
+            $this->shell_exec_privileged('chown -R mysql:mysql /var/run/mysqld');
             $this->shell_exec_privileged('supervisorctl start mysql 2>&1');
 
             // Wait for MySQL to be ready
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ class Maint_Migrate extends Command
         $attempt = 0;
 
         while ($attempt < $max_attempts) {
-            $result = shell_exec("echo \"SELECT 'test';\" | mysql -urspade -prspadepass 2>/dev/null | grep test");
+            $result = shell_exec("echo \"SELECT 'test';\" | mysql -urspade -prspadepass -h 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep test");
 
             if ($result !== null && str_contains($result, 'test')) {
                 return;