diff --git a/wnf.py b/wnf.py
index 76e898c85b..a5156063b4 100755
--- a/wnf.py
+++ b/wnf.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def mysql(site=None):
 	import commands, os
 	msq = commands.getoutput('which mysql')
 	webnotes.init(site=site)
-	os.execv(msq, [msq, '-u', webnotes.conf.db_name, '-p'+webnotes.conf.db_password, webnotes.conf.db_name])
+	os.execv(msq, [msq, '-u', webnotes.conf.db_name, '-p'+webnotes.conf.db_password, webnotes.conf.db_name, webnotes.conf.db_host or "localhost"])
 	webnotes.destroy()
 
 @cmd