diff --git a/proxysql-admin b/proxysql-admin
index 99770d2..6763746 100755
--- a/proxysql-admin
+++ b/proxysql-admin
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 #
 # Script parameters/constants
 #
-readonly    PROXYSQL_ADMIN_VERSION="2.0.13"
+readonly    PROXYSQL_ADMIN_VERSION="2.0.14"
 declare  -i DEBUG=0
 
 # default timeout is 10 seconds
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ function exec_sql() {
   local retvalue
   local retoutput
   local default_auth=""
+  local defaults=""
 
   if [[ $# -ge 7 ]]; then
     args=$7
@@ -444,10 +445,10 @@ function exec_sql() {
   fi
 
   defaults=$(printf '[client]\nuser=%s\npassword="%s"\nhost=%s\nport=%s\nconnect-timeout=%s\n%s' \
-    "${user//%/%%}" \
-    "${password//%/%%}" \
-    "${hostname//%/%%}" \
-    "${port//%/%%}" \
+    "${user}" \
+    "${password}" \
+    "${hostname}" \
+    "${port}" \
     "${TIMEOUT}" \
     "${default_auth}"
   )
diff --git a/proxysql-admin.cnf b/proxysql-admin.cnf
index 59a7ad0..ab1b37c 100644
--- a/proxysql-admin.cnf
+++ b/proxysql-admin.cnf
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export CLUSTER_HOSTNAME='localhost'
 export CLUSTER_PORT='3306'
 
 # proxysql monitoring user. proxysql admin script will create this user in pxc to monitor pxc-nodes.
-export MONITOR_USERNAME='monitor'
-export MONITOR_PASSWORD='monitor'
+export MONITOR_USERNAME='monitor2'
+export MONITOR_PASSWORD='m%onitor'
 
 # Application user to connect to pxc-node through proxysql
 export CLUSTER_APP_USERNAME='proxysql_user'
diff --git a/proxysql-status b/proxysql-status
index 30bf477..ac3b029 100755
--- a/proxysql-status
+++ b/proxysql-status
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash -u
 
+declare USER
+declare PASSWORD
+declare HOST
+declare PORT
+declare RUNTIME_OPTION=""
+declare DUMP_ALL=1
+declare DUMP_MAIN=0
+declare DUMP_STATS=0
+declare DUMP_MONITOR=0
+declare DUMP_FILES=0
+declare TABLE_FILTER=""
+declare DUMP_STATS_RESET_TABLE=0
+
 
 function usage() {
     local path=$0
@@ -44,10 +57,20 @@ function mysql_exec() {
   local query=$2
   local retvalue
   local retoutput
-  retoutput=$(printf "[client]\nuser=${USER}\npassword=\"${PASSWORD}\"\nhost=${HOST}\nport=${PORT}"  \
-      | mysql --defaults-file=/dev/stdin --protocol=tcp \
-            ${args} -e "${query}")
+  local defaults=""
+  local default_auth=""
+
+  defaults=$(printf '[client]\nuser=%s\npassword="%s"\nhost=%s\nport=%s\n%s' \
+    "${USER}" \
+    "${PASSWORD}" \
+    "${HOST}" \
+    "${PORT}" \
+    "${default_auth}"
+  )
+
+  retoutput=$(mysql --defaults-file=<(echo "${defaults}") --protocol=tcp --unbuffered --batch --silent ${args} -e "$query")
   retvalue=$?
+
   if [[ -n $retoutput ]]; then
     retoutput+="\n"
   fi
@@ -56,20 +79,6 @@ function mysql_exec() {
 }
 
 
-declare USER
-declare PASSWORD
-declare HOST
-declare PORT
-declare RUNTIME_OPTION=""
-declare DUMP_ALL=1
-declare DUMP_MAIN=0
-declare DUMP_STATS=0
-declare DUMP_MONITOR=0
-declare DUMP_FILES=0
-declare TABLE_FILTER=""
-declare DUMP_STATS_RESET_TABLE=0
-
-
 function parse_args() {
     local go_out=""