diff --git a/src/traps/fill_trapDB.pl b/src/traps/fill_trapDB.pl
index 06b83ee89..cf09e1e60 100644
--- a/src/traps/fill_trapDB.pl
+++ b/src/traps/fill_trapDB.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use DBI;
 
 sub set_db	{
 	require "@OREON_PATH@/ODS/etc/conf.pm"
-    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:$mysql_database_oreon";
+    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:database=$mysql_database_oreon;host=$mysql_host";
     return $dsn, $mysql_user, $mysql_passwd;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/traps/genSnmpttConfFile.pl b/src/traps/genSnmpttConfFile.pl
index 5b72a4495..16b9a7e76 100644
--- a/src/traps/genSnmpttConfFile.pl
+++ b/src/traps/genSnmpttConfFile.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use DBI;
 
 sub set_db	{
 	require "@OREON_PATH@/ODS/etc/conf.pm"
-    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:$mysql_database_oreon";
+    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:database=$mysql_database_oreon;host=$mysql_host";
     return $dsn, $mysql_user, $mysql_passwd;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/traps/trapHandler b/src/traps/trapHandler
index f043e713e..128ad7ca9 100644
--- a/src/traps/trapHandler
+++ b/src/traps/trapHandler
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use DBI;
 
 sub set_db	{
 	require "@OREON_PATH@/ODS/etc/conf.pm"
-    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:$mysql_database_oreon";
+    my $dsn   = "dbi:mysql:database=$mysql_database_oreon;host=$mysql_host";
     return $dsn, $mysql_user, $mysql_passwd;
 }