diff --git a/library/mysql_db b/library/mysql_db
index 3a620f8494..85b25cb99d 100755
--- a/library/mysql_db
+++ b/library/mysql_db
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ def db_create(cursor, db):
 def load_mycnf():
     config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
     mycnf = os.path.expanduser('~/.my.cnf')
+    if not os.path.exists(mycnf):
+        return False
     try:
         config.readfp(open(mycnf))
         creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),passwd=config.get('client', 'pass'))
diff --git a/library/mysql_user b/library/mysql_user
index 6734961a74..1cba17e9a9 100755
--- a/library/mysql_user
+++ b/library/mysql_user
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ def privileges_grant(cursor, user,host,db_table,priv):
 def load_mycnf():
     config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
     mycnf = os.path.expanduser('~/.my.cnf')
+    if not os.path.exists(mycnf):
+        return False
     try:
         config.readfp(open(mycnf))
         creds = dict(user=config.get('client', 'user'),passwd=config.get('client', 'pass'))