diff --git a/cookbooks/bcpc/recipes/mysql_data_bags.rb b/cookbooks/bcpc/recipes/mysql_data_bags.rb
index 1bdf7351e..d7c3465fb 100644
--- a/cookbooks/bcpc/recipes/mysql_data_bags.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/bcpc/recipes/mysql_data_bags.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 
 vault_admins =
-  get_all_nodes.map{ |x| x['fqdn'] }.compact.join(',')
+  get_all_nodes.map{ |x| x['fqdn'] }.compact.push('admin').join(',')
 
 {
   check: 'check',