diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8639e5f4b9f70b8d37a04ff4e67cc294a8e76b9a..b6e2ce912578cb38f2b1c40ac4d8ba5e8e517ad9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ include app/env
 export $(shell sed 's/=.*//' app/env)
 endif
 
-MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING = -h$(SQL_HOST) -u$(SQL_USER)
+MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING = --host=$(SQL_HOST) --user=$(SQL_USER)
 ifdef SQL_PASSWORD
-	MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING += -p$(SQL_PASSWORD)
+	MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING += --password=$(SQL_PASSWORD)
 endif
 
 help: