diff --git a/create-flask-machine.sh b/create-flask-machine.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3ed3e35197714c46f1ecf0f9947137ad5c3442db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create-flask-machine.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+eval $(ai-rc --same-project-as fts-devel-01)
+
+openstack server list  > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? != "0" ] ; then
+  echo "openstack server not working"
+  exit
+fi
+
+ENVIRO="qa"
+KEYPAIR="fts3ops"
+HOSTGROUP="fts/devel/mysql/live/flask"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]
+then
+  echo "host name required"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+hostname=$1
+
+ai-bs \
+     --foreman-hostgroup "${HOSTGROUP}" \
+     --foreman-environment "${ENVIRO}" \
+     --landb-mainuser 'FTS-3RD' \
+     --landb-responsible 'FTS-3RD' \
+     --nova-flavor "m2.large" \
+     --nova-sshkey "${KEYPAIR}" \
+     --landb-ipv6ready \
+     --cc7 \
+ $hostname
+
+
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/ftsrestconfig b/src/fts3rest/ftsrestconfig
index 733d90d4503322a6a17d30a9c968c6e5173f62e2..eff361a99e4f205dbf862f54d023709aed96d7ee 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/ftsrestconfig
+++ b/src/fts3rest/ftsrestconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 DbType=mysql
 
 #db username
-DbUserName=
+DbUserName=fts3
 
 #db password
 DbPassword=