diff --git a/roles/docker-mariadb/README.md b/roles/docker-mariadb/README.md
index 8926a33b..f30f189d 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mariadb/README.md
+++ b/roles/docker-mariadb/README.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Configure the role by setting the required variables. These can be set in the pl
 - `database_password`: The password for the database user.
 
 ## Contributing
-Contributions to this project are welcome. Please submit issues and pull requests with your suggestions.
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+Contributions to this project are welcome. Please submit issues and pull requests with your suggestions.
diff --git a/roles/docker-mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index 63150fc8..be91377b 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     state: present
   when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
 
+- name: Create a volume for MariaDB socket
+  docker_volume:
+    name: mariadb_socket
+  when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
+
 - name: install MariaDB
   docker_container:
     name: central-mariadb
@@ -15,39 +20,42 @@
     networks:
       - name: central_mariadb_network
     volumes:
-      - database:/var/lib/mysql
+      - central_mariadb_database:/var/lib/mysql
+      - central_mariadb_socket:/var/run/mysqld
     published_ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:3306:3306"
+      - "127.0.0.1:3306:3306" # can be that this will be removed if all applications use sockets
     command: "--transaction-isolation=READ-COMMITTED --binlog-format=ROW" #for nextcloud
   when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
 
-- name: wait for availability of mariadb
-  wait_for:
-    host: "127.0.0.1"
-    port: "3306"
-    delay: 0      
-    timeout: 120
-  when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
-
 - name: install python-mysqlclient
   pacman: 
     name: python-mysqlclient
     state: present
   when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
 
+- name: wait for database
+  wait_for:
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    port: 3306
+    delay: 10
+    timeout: 300
+  when: run_once_docker_mariadb is not defined
+
 - name: create database
   mysql_db:
-    name: "{{database_databasename}}"
+    name: "{{ database_databasename }}"
     state: present
     login_user: root
-    login_password: "{{central_mariadb_root_password}}"
+    login_password: "{{ central_mariadb_root_password }}"
     login_host: 127.0.0.1
     login_port: 3306
 
+
 - name: create database user
   mysql_user:
     name: "{{database_username}}"
     password: "{{database_password}}"
+    host: "%"
     priv: '{{database_databasename}}.*:ALL'
     state: present
     login_user: root
diff --git a/roles/docker-yourls/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/roles/docker-yourls/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index e1096181..38ae2e87 100644
--- a/roles/docker-yourls/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker-yourls/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:{{http_port}}:80"
     environment:
-      YOURLS_DB_HOST: "{{database_host}}:3306"
+      YOURLS_DB_HOST: "{{database_host}}"
       YOURLS_DB_USER: "{{database_username}}"
       YOURLS_DB_PASS: "{{database_password}}"
       YOURLS_DB_NAME: "{{database_databasename}}"
       YOURLS_SITE: "https://{{domain}}"
       YOURLS_USER: "{{yourls_user}}"
       YOURLS_PASS: "{{yourls_user_password}}"
+
 {% include 'templates/docker-container-depends-on-just-database.yml.j2' %}
 {% include 'templates/docker-container-networks.yml.j2' %}
 
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose-volumes-just-database.yml.j2 b/templates/docker-compose-volumes-just-database.yml.j2
index 0e80e052..b243fa25 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose-volumes-just-database.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-compose-volumes-just-database.yml.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # This needs to be included in docker-compose.yml which just contain a database volume
+#volumes:
 {% if not enable_central_database | bool %}
 volumes:
   database:
+#{% else %}
+#  mariadb_socket:
 {% endif %}
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