diff --git a/ironic/cmd/status.py b/ironic/cmd/status.py
index 5e56be5520..f3940ff5cd 100644
--- a/ironic/cmd/status.py
+++ b/ironic/cmd/status.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Checks(upgradecheck.UpgradeCommands):
     def _check_allocations_table(self):
         msg = None
         engine = enginefacade.reader.get_engine()
-        if 'mysql' not in str(engine.url):
+        if 'mysql' != str(engine.url.get_backend_name()):
             # This test only applies to mysql and database schema
             # selection.
             return upgradecheck.Result(upgradecheck.Code.SUCCESS)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py b/ironic/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
index 8f404c6d31..42ebe339c0 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 from oslo_db import sqlalchemy
 from oslo_upgradecheck.upgradecheck import Code
+from sqlalchemy.engine import url as sa_url
 
 from ironic.cmd import dbsync
 from ironic.cmd import status
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class TestUpgradeChecks(db_base.DbTestCase):
     def test__check_allocations_table_latin1(self, mock_reader):
         mock_engine = mock.Mock()
         mock_res = mock.Mock()
-        mock_engine.url = '..mysql..'
+        mock_engine.url = sa_url.make_url(
+            'mysql+pymysql://ironic:pass@192.0.2.10/ironic')
         mock_res.all.return_value = (
             '... ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1',
         )
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ class TestUpgradeChecks(db_base.DbTestCase):
     def test__check_allocations_table_myiasm(self, mock_reader):
         mock_engine = mock.Mock()
         mock_res = mock.Mock()
-        mock_engine.url = '..mysql..'
+        mock_engine.url = sa_url.make_url(
+            'mysql+pymysql://ironic:pass@192.0.2.10/ironic')
         mock_res.all.return_value = (
             '... ENGINE=MyIASM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8',
         )
@@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ class TestUpgradeChecks(db_base.DbTestCase):
     def test__check_allocations_table_myiasm_both(self, mock_reader):
         mock_engine = mock.Mock()
         mock_res = mock.Mock()
-        mock_engine.url = '..mysql..'
+        mock_engine.url = sa_url.make_url(
+            'mysql+pymysql://ironic:pass@192.0.2.10/ironic')
         mock_res.all.return_value = (
             '... ENGINE=MyIASM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1',
         )