diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index 7ae9a936d6..ada56a762a 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -92,14 +92,12 @@ function configure_database_mysql {
 
     # Change bind-address from localhost (127.0.0.1) to any (::) and
     # set default db type to InnoDB
-    sudo bash -c "source $TOP_DIR/functions && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld bind-address "$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS" && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld sql_mode STRICT_ALL_TABLES && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld default-storage-engine InnoDB && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld max_connections 1024 && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld query_cache_type OFF && \
-        iniset $my_conf mysqld query_cache_size 0"
-
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld bind-address "$SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS"
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld sql_mode STRICT_ALL_TABLES
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld default-storage-engine InnoDB
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld max_connections 1024
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld query_cache_type OFF
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld query_cache_size 0
 
     if [[ "$DATABASE_QUERY_LOGGING" == "True" ]]; then
         echo_summary "Enabling MySQL query logging"
@@ -115,12 +113,10 @@ function configure_database_mysql {
 
         # Turn on slow query log, log all queries (any query taking longer than
         # 0 seconds) and log all non-indexed queries
-        sudo bash -c "source $TOP_DIR/functions && \
-            iniset $my_conf mysqld slow-query-log 1 && \
-            iniset $my_conf mysqld slow-query-log-file $slow_log && \
-            iniset $my_conf mysqld long-query-time 0 && \
-            iniset $my_conf mysqld log-queries-not-using-indexes 1"
-
+        iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld slow-query-log 1
+        iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld slow-query-log-file $slow_log
+        iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld long-query-time 0
+        iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld log-queries-not-using-indexes 1
     fi
 
     restart_service $mysql
diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index be24da6b61..645d245d8f 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ function configure_tempest {
 
     if is_ssl_enabled_service "key" || is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then
         # Use the ``BOTO_CONFIG`` environment variable to point to this file
-        iniset $BOTO_CONF Boto ca_certificates_file $SSL_BUNDLE_FILE
+        iniset -sudo $BOTO_CONF Boto ca_certificates_file $SSL_BUNDLE_FILE
         sudo chown $STACK_USER $BOTO_CONF
     fi