diff --git a/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh b/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh
index bcdb18a..32a8e50 100755
--- a/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vhost-mysql-db-add.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [[ ! -d /srv/www/$domain ]]; then
 fi
 
 # set database name
-database=${virtualhost//./dot}
+database=${domain//./dot}
 database=${database//-/dash}
 
 # make sure database doesn't already exist