diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index ee17b9f..14ce6d3 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # [*database_connection*]
 #   (Optional) Url used to connect to database.
-#   Defaults to "mysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage".
+#   Defaults to "mysql+pymysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage".
 #
 # [*database_max_retries*]
 #   (Optional) Maximum number of database connection retries during startup.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
 class vitrage::db (
-  $database_connection     = 'mysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage',
+  $database_connection     = 'mysql+pymysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage',
   $database_idle_timeout   = $::os_service_default,
   $database_min_pool_size  = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_pool_size  = $::os_service_default,
diff --git a/spec/classes/vitrage_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/vitrage_db_spec.rb
index af2120e..2e474e1 100644
--- a/spec/classes/vitrage_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/vitrage_db_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe 'vitrage::db' do
     context 'with default parameters' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__db('vitrage_config').with(
         :db_max_retries => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :connection     => 'mysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage',
+        :connection     => 'mysql+pymysql://vitrage:secrete@localhost:3306/vitrage',
         :idle_timeout   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :min_pool_size  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe 'vitrage::db' do
 
     context 'with MySQL-python library as backend package' do
       let :params do
-        { :database_connection => 'mysql://vitrage:vitrage@localhost/vitrage', }
+        { :database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://vitrage:vitrage@localhost/vitrage', }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-mysqldb').with(:ensure => 'present') }