diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican.conf.j2
index 55c6b22101..aef43567bd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/templates/barbican.conf.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ max_allowed_secret_in_bytes = 10000
 max_allowed_request_size_in_bytes = 1000000
 
 db_auto_create = False
-sql_connection = mysql://{{ barbican_database_user }}:{{ barbican_database_password }}@{{ barbican_database_address }}/{{ barbican_database_name }}
+sql_connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ barbican_database_user }}:{{ barbican_database_password }}@{{ barbican_database_address }}/{{ barbican_database_name }}
 
 transport_url = rabbit://{% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ rabbitmq_user }}:{{ rabbitmq_password }}@{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}