diff --git a/contriborbase b/contriborbase
index 9b7fd51..0aa3968 100644
--- a/contriborbase
+++ b/contriborbase
@@ -1 +1 @@
-contribs10
+contribs11
diff --git a/root/usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/create-mysql.sh b/root/usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/create-mysql.sh
index 62480ee..96359ee 100755
--- a/root/usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/create-mysql.sh
+++ b/root/usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/create-mysql.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #-----------------------------------
 
 #database creation
-mysqladmin create smeadmin 2>err 
+mariadb-admin create smeadmin 2>err 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ] 
 then 
     echo -n "Error in the creation of the database : " 
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ fi
 PASS=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration getprop smeadmind DbPassword)
 
 #user creation
-mysql -e " grant all privileges on smeadmin.* \
-    to 'smeadmin'@'localhost' \
-    identified by '$PASS' " 2>err
+mariadb -e " create user smeadmin@localhost identified by '$PASS' " 2>err
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
@@ -33,8 +31,20 @@ else
     echo -e "Creation of mysql user :\t\t[OK]"
 fi
 
+mariadb -e " grant all privileges on smeadmin.* \
+    to 'smeadmin'@'localhost' \
+    identified by '$PASS' " 2>err
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo -n "Error in the permissions grant to mysql user : "
+    cat err
+else
+    echo -e "Permissions grant to mysql user :\t\t[OK]"
+fi
+
 #table creation 
-mysql smeadmin < /usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/tables.sql 2>err
+mariadb smeadmin < /usr/share/doc/smeserver-smeadmin/tables.sql 2>err
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
     echo -n "Error in the creation of the tables : "
@@ -46,4 +56,4 @@ fi
 rm -f err
 
 #validation des modifications
-mysqladmin flush-privileges
+mariadb-admin flush-privileges
diff --git a/smeserver-smeadmin.spec b/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
index 6d538eb..fa35fb4 100644
--- a/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
+++ b/smeserver-smeadmin.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Summary: A graphical monitor, alert raising, and services supervision tool for y
 %define name smeserver-smeadmin
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 1.6
-%define release 17
+%define release 18
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 23 2025 Vasarhelyi Zsolt <zsoltv@koozali.org> 1.6-18.sme
+- Fix database creation script [SME: 12961]
+
 * Wed Oct 08 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.6-17.sme
 - Apply change from startform to start_form and endform to end_form to CGI panels [SME: 12787]
 - fix .gitignore and delete tarball from git repo [SME: 12787]