diff --git a/scenarios/centos-9/hci_ceph_backends.yml b/scenarios/centos-9/hci_ceph_backends.yml
index c7632cf39..95a59cd46 100644
--- a/scenarios/centos-9/hci_ceph_backends.yml
+++ b/scenarios/centos-9/hci_ceph_backends.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ cifmw_rgw_ssl_backward_compatibility: false
 cifmw_install_yamls_vars:
   BMO_SETUP: false
   INSTALL_CERT_MANAGER: false
+  DB_ROOT_PASSWORD: "12345678"
 
 cifmw_edpm_prepare_skip_crc_storage_creation: true
 
diff --git a/scenarios/centos-9/multinode-ci.yml b/scenarios/centos-9/multinode-ci.yml
index a931fb830..fa861d3ab 100644
--- a/scenarios/centos-9/multinode-ci.yml
+++ b/scenarios/centos-9/multinode-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cifmw_run_tests: true
 cifmw_install_yamls_vars:
   BMO_SETUP: false
   INSTALL_CERT_MANAGER: false
+  DB_ROOT_PASSWORD: "12345678"
 
 # Deploy EDPM in multinode scenario
 cifmw_deploy_edpm: true