diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_trove-install.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_trove-install.xml
index a1e5a0fd50..ebc98b223f 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_trove-install.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_trove-install.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ trove_auth_url = http://<replaceable>controller</replaceable>:5000/v2.0
 nova_compute_url = http://<replaceable>controller</replaceable>:8774/v2
 cinder_url = http://<replaceable>controller</replaceable>:8776/v1
 swift_url = http://<replaceable>controller</replaceable>:8080/v1/AUTH_
-sql_connection = trove:<literal>TROVE_DBPASS</literal>@<replaceable>controller</replaceable>/trove
+sql_connection = mysql://trove:<literal>TROVE_DBPASS</literal>@<replaceable>controller</replaceable>/trove
 notifier_queue_hostname = <replaceable>controller</replaceable></programlisting>
         </step>