diff --git a/plugins/mariadb/process-compose.yaml b/plugins/mariadb/process-compose.yaml
index ae1f7ad0973..d8d78556340 100644
--- a/plugins/mariadb/process-compose.yaml
+++ b/plugins/mariadb/process-compose.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ version: "0.5"
 
 processes:
   mariadb:
-    command: "mysqld --log-error=$MYSQL_HOME/mysql.log & MYSQL_PID=$! && echo 'Starting mysqld... check mariadb_logs for details'"
-    is_daemon: true
+    command: "echo 'Starting mysqld... check mariadb_logs for details'; mysqld --log-error=$MYSQL_HOME/mysql.log"
+    is_daemon: false
     shutdown:
       command: "mysqladmin -u root shutdown"
     availability:
diff --git a/plugins/mysql/process-compose.yaml b/plugins/mysql/process-compose.yaml
index 9978c93f6b8..afce2fe79b7 100644
--- a/plugins/mysql/process-compose.yaml
+++ b/plugins/mysql/process-compose.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ version: "0.5"
 
 processes:
   mysql:
-    command: "mysqld --log-error=$MYSQL_HOME/mysql.log & MYSQL_PID=$! && echo 'Starting mysqld... check mysql_logs for details'"
-    is_daemon: true
+    command: "echo 'Starting mysqld... check mysql_logs for details'; mysqld --log-error=$MYSQL_HOME/mysql.log"
+    is_daemon: false
     shutdown:
       command: "mysqladmin -u root shutdown"
     availability: