diff --git a/.github/workflows/php.yml b/.github/workflows/php.yml
index 6e5d003..a1495e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Populating common database
       run: |
+        mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD -P $MYSQL_HOST_PORT -e "CREATE DATABASE monarc_common DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 DEFAULT COLLATE utf8_general_ci;""
+        mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD -P $MYSQL_HOST_PORT -e "CREATE USER '$MYSQL_USER'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '$MYSQL_PASSWORD ';"
         mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD -P $MYSQL_HOST_PORT -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO '$MYSQL_USER'@'%';"
         mysql -u root -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD -P $MYSQL_HOST_PORT -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
         mysql -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -P $MYSQL_HOST_PORT $MYSQL_DATABASE < db-bootstrap/monarc_structure.sql > /dev/null