diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index 803309a8..2f366fb4 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ resource "google_sql_database_instance" "tavern-sql-instance" {
   settings {
     tier = var.mysql_tier
 
-    database_flags {
-      name  = "default_authentication_plugin"
-      value = "caching_sha2_password"
-    }
+    # database_flags {
+    #   name  = "default_authentication_plugin"
+    #   value = "caching_sha2_password"
+    # }
   }
 
   depends_on = [