diff --git a/local-dev.sh b/local-dev.sh
index 893e970..f6c45a1 100755
--- a/local-dev.sh
+++ b/local-dev.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ chmod +x $root_path/instance_*
 echo "Waiting 120 seconds for setup to finish"
 sleep 120;
 echo "Installing WordPress..."
-docker exec $name bash -c "cd /home/$(whoami)/public_html; wp core download; chown -R $(whoami) /home/$(whoami)/public_html"
+wpdbuser=$(docker exec $name cat /var/lib/mysql/creds |grep User| awk -F ": " {'print $2'})
+wpdbpass=$(docker exec $name cat /var/lib/mysql/creds |grep Password| awk -F ": " {'print $2'})
+wpdb=$(docker exec $name cat /var/lib/mysql/creds |grep Database| awk -F ": " {'print $2'})
+docker exec $name bash -c "cd /home/$(whoami)/public_html; wp core download; wp config create --dbname=$wpdb --dbuser=$wpdbuser --dbpass=$wpdbpass ; chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) /home/$(whoami)/public_html;"
 echo "Local Development Instance Created, to stop run ./instance_stop from within the base directory"
 echo "MySQL DB Credentials"
 docker exec $name cat /var/lib/mysql/creds