diff --git a/src/httpaste/backend/__init__.py b/src/httpaste/backend/__init__.py
index 60800b1..67f1c8c 100644
--- a/src/httpaste/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/backend/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class MySQL(Backend):
 
     def __init__(self, parameters: MySQLParameters):
 
-        parameters = MySQLParameters(*parameters[1:], get_mysql_connection(parameters))
+        #parameters = MySQLParameters(*parameters[1:], get_mysql_connection(parameters))
 
         self.user = MySQLUser(parameters, User)
         self.paste = MySQLPaste(parameters, Paste)
diff --git a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/__init__.py b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/__init__.py
index abda80c..e4b0b5c 100644
--- a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/__init__.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class User(object):
 
         self.model_class = model_class
 
-        self.connection = get_connection(parameters)
+        self.connection = get_connection(parameters, connect)
 
     def load(self, proto: object) -> object:
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def get_mysql_connect_callee() -> object:
     return connect
 
 
-def get_connection(parameters: Parameters, connect_callee: Callable) -> object:
+def get_connection(parameters: Parameters, connect: Callable) -> object:
     """get a mysql.connection.MySQLConnection object
     """