diff --git a/Common/Source/src/main/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/sql/utils/MySQL.java b/Common/Source/src/main/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/sql/utils/MySQL.java
index c88bfe2..662ef70 100644
--- a/Common/Source/src/main/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/sql/utils/MySQL.java
+++ b/Common/Source/src/main/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/sql/utils/MySQL.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
@@ -48,9 +49,21 @@ public class MySQL {
                 }
                 conn.setAutoCommit(true);
                 Query.use(conn);
-                Query.prepare("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `"
-                        + AntiVPN.getInstance().getVpnConfig().getDatabaseName() + "`").execute();
-                Query.prepare("USE `" + AntiVPN.getInstance().getVpnConfig().getDatabaseName() + "`").execute();
+                String databaseName = AntiVPN.getInstance().getVpnConfig().getDatabaseName();
+
+                try {
+                    Query.prepare("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `" + databaseName + "`").execute();
+                } catch (SQLException ex) {
+                    if (!isDatabaseCreationPermissionIssue(ex)) {
+                        throw ex;
+                    }
+
+                    AntiVPN.getInstance().getExecutor().log(
+                            "No permission to create MySQL database `" + databaseName
+                                    + "`. Attempting to use the existing database instead.");
+                }
+
+                Query.prepare("USE `" + databaseName + "`").execute();
                 AntiVPN.getInstance().getExecutor().log("Connection to MySQL has been established.");
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -59,6 +72,12 @@ public class MySQL {
         }
     }
 
+    private static boolean isDatabaseCreationPermissionIssue(SQLException ex) {
+        return ex instanceof SQLSyntaxErrorException
+                && ex.getMessage() != null
+                && ex.getMessage().contains("Access denied");
+    }
+
     public static void initH2() {
         initH2(true);
     }
diff --git a/Common/Source/src/test/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/MySqlDatabaseIntegrationTest.java b/Common/Source/src/test/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/MySqlDatabaseIntegrationTest.java
index 7f717ea..8e2898f 100644
--- a/Common/Source/src/test/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/MySqlDatabaseIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/Common/Source/src/test/java/dev/brighten/antivpn/database/MySqlDatabaseIntegrationTest.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
-import java.util.UUID;
-
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ class MySqlDatabaseIntegrationTest extends DatabaseIntegrationTestSupport {
 
         when(vpnConfig.getIp()).thenReturn(MYSQL.getHost());
         when(vpnConfig.getPort()).thenReturn(MYSQL.getMappedPort(3306));
-        when(vpnConfig.getDatabaseName()).thenReturn("antivpn_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace("-", ""));
+        when(vpnConfig.getDatabaseName()).thenReturn(MYSQL.getDatabaseName());
         when(vpnConfig.getUsername()).thenReturn(MYSQL.getUsername());
         when(vpnConfig.getPassword()).thenReturn(MYSQL.getPassword());
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0a1aafd..3b0c86d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+tasks.named('test') {
+    dependsOn(subprojects.collect { it.tasks.named('test') })
+}
+
 evaluationDependsOn(':Common:Source')
 evaluationDependsOn(':Bukkit:Loader')
 evaluationDependsOn(':Velocity:VelocityLoader')
@@ -77,4 +81,3 @@ tasks.named('shadowJar') {
 }
 
 tasks.build.dependsOn shadowJar
-