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
     """
 
diff --git a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/paste.py b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/paste.py
index 5e4057f..efa5f0e 100644
--- a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/paste.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/paste.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from os import path
 from time import time
+from importlib.resources import open_text
+
 
 try:
     from mysql.connector.connection import MySQLConnection
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ def init(connection: MySQLConnection):
 
     cursor = connection.cursor()
 
-    with open(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'paste.sql'), 'r') as fh:
+    with open_text('httpaste.backend.mysql', 'paste.sql') as fh:
 
         cursor.execute(fh.read())
 
diff --git a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/user.py b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/user.py
index 7efebfc..a7148ff 100644
--- a/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/user.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/backend/mysql/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from os import path
+from importlib.resources import open_text
 try:
     from mysql.connector.connection import MySQLConnection
 except ImportError as e:
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def init(connection: MySQLConnection):
 
     cursor = connection.cursor()
 
-    with open(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), 'user.sql'), 'r') as fh:
+    with open_text('httpaste.backend.mysql', 'user.sql') as fh:
 
         cursor.execute(fh.read())