diff --git a/bitnami/rails/5/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/rails/5/docker-compose.yml
index 78ddda0a0cd9..ebb0794d691a 100644
--- a/bitnami/rails/5/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/rails/5/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ version: '2'
 
 services:
   mariadb:
-    image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
+    image: 'bitnami/mariadb:latest'
+    environment:
+      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
 
   myapp:
     tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.
diff --git a/bitnami/rails/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/rails/docker-compose.yml
index ed8e01b29f18..2aa0b986a93d 100644
--- a/bitnami/rails/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/rails/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ version: '2'
 
 services:
   mariadb:
-    image: bitnami/mariadb:latest
+    image: 'bitnami/mariadb:latest'
+    environment:
+      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
 
   myapp:
     tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.