diff --git a/Rocket.skeleton.toml b/Rocket.skeleton.toml
index 6cc1f87..cfe27e3 100644
--- a/Rocket.skeleton.toml
+++ b/Rocket.skeleton.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ email_folder     = "/path/to/email_folder"
 admins           = ["admin@meet-os.com"]
 from_email       = "no-reply@meet-os.com"
 from_name        = "Meet-OS"
+
+database_username  = "root"
+database_password  = "root"
 database_namespace = "meet-os-local-ns"
 database_name      = "meet-os-local-db"
 
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index c2c4da9..6b3462a 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ pub fn fairing() -> AdHoc {
     AdHoc::on_ignite("Managed Database Connection", |rocket| async {
         let config = rocket.state::<MyConfig>().unwrap();
 
-        let dbh = get_database(&config.database_name, &config.database_namespace).await;
+        let dbh = get_database(
+            &config.database_username,
+            &config.database_password,
+            &config.database_name,
+            &config.database_namespace,
+        )
+        .await;
 
         rocket.manage(dbh)
     })
@@ -29,17 +35,16 @@ pub fn fairing() -> AdHoc {
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// Panics when it fails to create the database folder or set up the database.
-pub async fn get_database(db_name: &str, db_namespace: &str) -> Surreal<Client> {
+pub async fn get_database(
+    username: &str,
+    password: &str,
+    db_name: &str,
+    db_namespace: &str,
+) -> Surreal<Client> {
     let address = "127.0.0.1:8000";
     let dbh = Surreal::new::<Ws>(address).await.unwrap();
 
-    // TODO: get the credentials from Rocket.toml
-    dbh.signin(Root {
-        username: "root",
-        password: "root",
-    })
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
+    dbh.signin(Root { username, password }).await.unwrap();
 
     dbh.use_ns(db_namespace).use_db(db_name).await.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 862ca90..7a44191 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ pub struct MyConfig {
     pub from_name: String,
     pub from_email: String,
 
+    pub database_username: String,
+    pub database_password: String,
     pub database_namespace: String,
     pub database_name: String,
 }
diff --git a/src/test_db.rs b/src/test_db.rs
index f6862c4..3b2c434 100644
--- a/src/test_db.rs
+++ b/src/test_db.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ async fn test_db_get_empty_lists() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
 
     let events = db::get_events(&dbh).await.unwrap();
     assert!(events.is_empty());
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async fn test_db_get_none() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
 
     let event = db::get_event_by_eid(&dbh, 1).await.unwrap();
     assert!(event.is_none());
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ async fn test_db_user() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
 
     let utc: DateTime<Utc> = Utc::now();
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async fn test_db_groups() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
     add_admin_helper(&dbh).await;
     add_owner_helper(&dbh).await;
     add_user_helper(&dbh).await;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ async fn test_db_events() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
 
     add_admin_helper(&dbh).await;
     add_owner_helper(&dbh).await;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ async fn test_db_increment() {
     let database_name = format!("test-name-{}", rand::random::<f64>());
     let database_namespace = "test-namespace-for-meet-os";
 
-    let dbh = db::get_database(&database_name, &database_namespace).await;
+    let dbh = db::get_database("root", "root", &database_name, &database_namespace).await;
 
     let people = db::increment(&dbh, "people").await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(people, 1);