diff --git a/app/init.php b/app/init.php
index a86156c750..b087fe85c2 100644
--- a/app/init.php
+++ b/app/init.php
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ $register->set('pools', function () {
     $group = new Group();
 
     $fallbackForDB = 'db_main=' . AppwriteURL::unparse([
-        'scheme' => 'mariadb',
+        'scheme' => 'mysql',
         'host' => System::getEnv('_APP_DB_HOST', 'mariadb'),
         'port' => System::getEnv('_APP_DB_PORT', '3306'),
         'user' => System::getEnv('_APP_DB_USER', ''),