diff --git a/molecule/mysql_hardening/verify_tasks/mysql_users.yml b/molecule/mysql_hardening/verify_tasks/mysql_users.yml
index f08cb78b..392c8dad 100644
--- a/molecule/mysql_hardening/verify_tasks/mysql_users.yml
+++ b/molecule/mysql_hardening/verify_tasks/mysql_users.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
        - '"role_keep@" in mysql_users_list'
-    login_unix_socket: "{{ login_unix_socket | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - mysql_role_support.rowcount[0] > 0
 
diff --git a/roles/mysql_hardening/tasks/mysql_secure_installation.yml b/roles/mysql_hardening/tasks/mysql_secure_installation.yml
index 387eac07..889c98df 100644
--- a/roles/mysql_hardening/tasks/mysql_secure_installation.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql_hardening/tasks/mysql_secure_installation.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         AND USER NOT IN ('mysql.sys',
                          'mysqlxsys',
                          'mariadb.sys')
-        {{ 'AND is_role COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci = "N"' if mysql_role_support.rowcount[0] > 0 }};
+        {{ 'AND convert(is_role USING utf8) = "N"' if mysql_role_support.rowcount[0] > 0 }};
     login_unix_socket: "{{ login_unix_socket | default(omit) }}"
   register: mysql_users_wo_passwords_or_auth_string
   check_mode: false