diff --git a/manifests/aodh.pp b/manifests/aodh.pp
index cd1f7367b..34fbd049f 100644
--- a/manifests/aodh.pp
+++ b/manifests/aodh.pp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class openstack_integration::aodh {
         verbose             => true,
         debug               => true,
         rabbit_host         => '127.0.0.1',
-        database_connection => 'mysql://aodh:aodh@127.0.0.1/aodh?charset=utf8',
+        database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://aodh:aodh@127.0.0.1/aodh?charset=utf8',
       }
       class { '::aodh::db::mysql':
         password => 'aodh',
diff --git a/manifests/ceilometer.pp b/manifests/ceilometer.pp
index 72a75a22d..ffa31dcb1 100644
--- a/manifests/ceilometer.pp
+++ b/manifests/ceilometer.pp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class openstack_integration::ceilometer {
     password => 'ceilometer',
   }
   class { '::ceilometer::db':
-    database_connection => 'mysql://ceilometer:ceilometer@127.0.0.1/ceilometer?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://ceilometer:ceilometer@127.0.0.1/ceilometer?charset=utf8',
   }
   class { '::ceilometer::keystone::auth':
     password => 'a_big_secret',
diff --git a/manifests/cinder.pp b/manifests/cinder.pp
index 4650ed780..f0ad47323 100644
--- a/manifests/cinder.pp
+++ b/manifests/cinder.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class openstack_integration::cinder {
     password => 'a_big_secret',
   }
   class { '::cinder':
-    database_connection => 'mysql://cinder:cinder@127.0.0.1/cinder?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://cinder:cinder@127.0.0.1/cinder?charset=utf8',
     rabbit_host         => '127.0.0.1',
     rabbit_userid       => 'cinder',
     rabbit_password     => 'an_even_bigger_secret',
diff --git a/manifests/glance.pp b/manifests/glance.pp
index 6a92bac78..7aa1212b7 100644
--- a/manifests/glance.pp
+++ b/manifests/glance.pp
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ class openstack_integration::glance {
   class { '::glance::api':
     debug               => true,
     verbose             => true,
-    database_connection => 'mysql://glance:glance@127.0.0.1/glance?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance:glance@127.0.0.1/glance?charset=utf8',
     keystone_password   => 'a_big_secret',
     workers             => 2,
   }
   class { '::glance::registry':
     debug               => true,
     verbose             => true,
-    database_connection => 'mysql://glance:glance@127.0.0.1/glance?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://glance:glance@127.0.0.1/glance?charset=utf8',
     keystone_password   => 'a_big_secret',
     workers             => 2,
   }
diff --git a/manifests/heat.pp b/manifests/heat.pp
index 5b333faab..c1f084b6a 100644
--- a/manifests/heat.pp
+++ b/manifests/heat.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class openstack_integration::heat {
     rabbit_userid       => 'heat',
     rabbit_password     => 'an_even_bigger_secret',
     rabbit_host         => '127.0.0.1',
-    database_connection => 'mysql://heat:heat@127.0.0.1/heat?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://heat:heat@127.0.0.1/heat?charset=utf8',
     identity_uri        => 'http://127.0.0.1:35357/',
     keystone_password   => 'a_big_secret',
     debug               => true,
diff --git a/manifests/neutron.pp b/manifests/neutron.pp
index 2e1b8a8dc..2a5eee579 100644
--- a/manifests/neutron.pp
+++ b/manifests/neutron.pp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class openstack_integration::neutron {
   }
   class { '::neutron::client': }
   class { '::neutron::server':
-    database_connection => 'mysql://neutron:neutron@127.0.0.1/neutron?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://neutron:neutron@127.0.0.1/neutron?charset=utf8',
     auth_password       => 'a_big_secret',
     identity_uri        => 'http://127.0.0.1:35357/',
     sync_db             => true,
diff --git a/manifests/nova.pp b/manifests/nova.pp
index 4f8953eab..e1fba9bf8 100644
--- a/manifests/nova.pp
+++ b/manifests/nova.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class openstack_integration::nova {
     password => 'a_big_secret',
   }
   class { '::nova':
-    database_connection    => 'mysql://nova:nova@127.0.0.1/nova?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection    => 'mysql+pymysql://nova:nova@127.0.0.1/nova?charset=utf8',
     rabbit_host            => '127.0.0.1',
     rabbit_userid          => 'nova',
     rabbit_password        => 'an_even_bigger_secret',
diff --git a/manifests/sahara.pp b/manifests/sahara.pp
index b8b1c1e10..92998d5dd 100644
--- a/manifests/sahara.pp
+++ b/manifests/sahara.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class openstack_integration::sahara {
     password     => 'a_big_secret',
   }
   class { '::sahara':
-    database_connection => 'mysql://sahara:sahara@127.0.0.1/sahara?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection => 'mysql+pymysql://sahara:sahara@127.0.0.1/sahara?charset=utf8',
     # two plugins because of hardcode in tempest:
     # https://github.com/openstack/tempest/blob/master/tempest/config.py#L923
     plugins             => ['vanilla', 'hdp'],
diff --git a/manifests/trove.pp b/manifests/trove.pp
index 711361493..836d2dd6f 100644
--- a/manifests/trove.pp
+++ b/manifests/trove.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class openstack_integration::trove {
   }
 
   class { '::trove':
-    database_connection   => 'mysql://trove:trove@127.0.0.1/trove?charset=utf8',
+    database_connection   => 'mysql+pymysql://trove:trove@127.0.0.1/trove?charset=utf8',
     rabbit_userid         => 'trove',
     rabbit_password       => 'an_even_bigger_secret',
     rabbit_host           => '127.0.0.1',