diff --git a/ansible/roles/stv3-db/handlers/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/stv3-db/handlers/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2d961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/stv3-db/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+ - name: restart_mysql 
+   action: service name=mysql state=restarted
diff --git a/ansible/roles/stv3-db/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/stv3-db/tasks/main.yaml
index c70379f..f70f861 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/stv3-db/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/stv3-db/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: copy .my.cnf file with root password credentials
-  template: src=my.cnf.j2 dest=/root/.my.cnf owner=root mode=0600
+  template: src=my.cnf.j2 dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf owner=root mode=0600
+  notify: 
+    - restart_mysql
 
 - mysql_db: name=winchester state=present login_user=root login_password={{ root_db_password }}