diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool-dev.yaml.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool-dev.yaml.erb
index 75b18b873a..af15fa24fb 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool-dev.yaml.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool-dev.yaml.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 script-dir: /etc/nodepool/scripts
-dburi: 'mysql://nodepool:<%= mysql_password %>@localhost/nodepool'
+dburi: 'mysql+pymysql://nodepool:<%= mysql_password %>@localhost/nodepool'
 
 cron:
   cleanup: '*/5 * * * *'
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
index a857dc212d..932bc94acc 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 script-dir: /etc/nodepool/scripts
 elements-dir: /etc/nodepool/elements
 images-dir: /opt/nodepool_dib
-dburi: 'mysql://nodepool:<%= mysql_password %>@localhost/nodepool'
+dburi: 'mysql+pymysql://nodepool:<%= mysql_password %>@localhost/nodepool'
 
 cron:
   cleanup: '*/1 * * * *'