diff --git a/pod/files/my.cnf.jinja b/pod/files/my.cnf.jinja
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+[client]
+user={{ pillar.pods.mariadb.containers.mysqld_exporter.vars.username }}
+host=localhost
+password={{ pillar.pods.mariadb.containers.mysqld_exporter.vars.password }}