diff --git a/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/Dockerfile
index adc589b37390..4b205b559704 100644
--- a/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ FROM docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-03-12T16:16:39Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-03-15T23:37:15Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="8.0.32-debian-11-r16" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="8.0.32-debian-11-r17" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="mysql" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="8.0.32"
diff --git a/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmysql.sh b/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmysql.sh
index 9769ee08072c..3368d8bb75f9 100644
--- a/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmysql.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mysql/8.0/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmysql.sh
@@ -723,8 +723,11 @@ mysql_stop() {
 mysql_install_db() {
     local command="${DB_BIN_DIR}/mysql_install_db"
     local -a args=("--defaults-file=${DB_CONF_FILE}" "--basedir=${DB_BASE_DIR}" "--datadir=${DB_DATA_DIR}")
+    
+    # Add flags specified via the 'DB_EXTRA_FLAGS' environment variable
     read -r -a db_extra_flags <<< "$(mysql_extra_flags)"
     [[ "${#db_extra_flags[@]}" -gt 0 ]] && args+=("${db_extra_flags[@]}")
+
     am_i_root && args=("${args[@]}" "--user=$DB_DAEMON_USER")
     if [[ "$DB_FLAVOR" = "mariadb" ]]; then
         args+=("--auth-root-authentication-method=normal")