diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50429eca..0ec1fd10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ class { 'glance::api':
   keystone_tenant     => 'services',
   keystone_user       => 'glance',
   keystone_password   => '12345',
-  database_connection => 'mysql://glance:12345@127.0.0.1/glance',
+  database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance:12345@127.0.0.1/glance',
 }
 
 class { 'glance::registry':
   keystone_tenant     => 'services',
   keystone_user       => 'glance',
   keystone_password   => '12345',
-  database_connection => 'mysql://glance:12345@127.0.0.1/glance',
+  database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance:12345@127.0.0.1/glance',
 }
 
 class { 'glance::backend::file': }
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_db_spec.rb
index 24b8ec28..529221bb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_db_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe 'glance::api::db' do
 
     context 'with MySQL-python library as backend package' do
       let :params do
-        { :database_connection => 'mysql://glance_api:glance@localhost/glance' }
+        { :database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance_api:glance@localhost/glance' }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-mysqldb').with(:ensure => 'present') }
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_registry_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_registry_db_spec.rb
index aaee183c..20c9760e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_registry_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_registry_db_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe 'glance::registry::db' do
 
     context 'with MySQL-python library as backend package' do
       let :params do
-        { :database_connection => 'mysql://glance_registry:glance@localhost/glance' }
+        { :database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance_registry:glance@localhost/glance' }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-mysqldb').with(:ensure => 'present') }