diff --git a/customer_mysql.php b/customer_mysql.php
index 1f1cd63e..c64336cd 100644
--- a/customer_mysql.php
+++ b/customer_mysql.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ if ($page == 'overview') {
 
 					// create database, user, set permissions, etc.pp.
 					$dbm = new DbManager($settings);
-					$dbm->createDatabase(
+					$username = $dbm->createDatabase(
 						$userinfo['loginname'],
 						$password,
 						$userinfo['mysql_lastaccountnumber']
diff --git a/lib/classes/database/class.DbManager.php b/lib/classes/database/class.DbManager.php
index 6ab2a08c..e0d7a700 100644
--- a/lib/classes/database/class.DbManager.php
+++ b/lib/classes/database/class.DbManager.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class DbManager {
 	 * @param string $password
 	 * @param int $last_accnumber
 	 *
-	 * @return bool
+	 * @return string $username
 	 */
 	public function createDatabase($loginname = null, $password = null, $last_accnumber = 0) {
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class DbManager {
 
 		Database::needRoot(false);
 
-		return true;
+		return $username;
 	}
 
 	/**