diff --git a/lib/backup/database.rb b/lib/backup/database.rb
index bbb230a10f0bd53ea05b4431684a80bdcb17cd61..939f28fc1c695e804f62464cf6255df4084e5841 100644
--- a/lib/backup/database.rb
+++ b/lib/backup/database.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ module Backup
       success = case config["adapter"]
       when /^mysql/ then
         $progress.print "Dumping MySQL database #{config['database']} ... "
+        # Workaround warnings from MySQL 5.6 about passwords on cmd line
+        ENV['MYSQL_PWD'] = config["password"].to_s if config["password"]
         system('mysqldump', *mysql_args, config['database'], out: db_file_name)
       when "postgresql" then
         $progress.print "Dumping PostgreSQL database #{config['database']} ... "
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ module Backup
       success = case config["adapter"]
       when /^mysql/ then
         $progress.print "Restoring MySQL database #{config['database']} ... "
+        # Workaround warnings from MySQL 5.6 about passwords on cmd line
+        ENV['MYSQL_PWD'] = config["password"].to_s if config["password"]
         system('mysql', *mysql_args, config['database'], in: db_file_name)
       when "postgresql" then
         $progress.print "Restoring PostgreSQL database #{config['database']} ... "
@@ -69,8 +73,7 @@ module Backup
         'port'      => '--port',
         'socket'    => '--socket',
         'username'  => '--user',
-        'encoding'  => '--default-character-set',
-        'password'  => '--password'
+        'encoding'  => '--default-character-set'
       }
       args.map { |opt, arg| "#{arg}=#{config[opt]}" if config[opt] }.compact
     end