diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/shared/FastLoginCore.java b/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/shared/FastLoginCore.java
index a50624ee..13b8aee0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/shared/FastLoginCore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/shared/FastLoginCore.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class FastLoginCore<P extends C, C, T extends PlatformPlugin<C>> {
 
             databaseConfig.setUsername(config.get("username", ""));
             databaseConfig.setPassword(config.getString("password"));
-            storage = new MySQLStorage(this, host, port, database, databaseConfig, useSSL);
+            storage = new MySQLStorage(this, driver, host, port, database, databaseConfig, useSSL);
         }
 
         try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/storage/MySQLStorage.java b/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/storage/MySQLStorage.java
index 8a17073e..24e58cd2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/storage/MySQLStorage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/github/games647/fastlogin/core/storage/MySQLStorage.java
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@ import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
 
 public class MySQLStorage extends SQLStorage {
 
-    public MySQLStorage(FastLoginCore<?, ?, ?> core, String host, int port, String database, HikariConfig config,
-                        boolean useSSL) {
+    public MySQLStorage(FastLoginCore<?, ?, ?> core, String driver, String host, int port, String database,
+                        HikariConfig config,boolean useSSL) {
         super(core,
-                "mysql://" + host + ':' + port + '/' + database,
+                buildJDBCUrl(driver, host, port, database),
                 setParams(config, useSSL));
     }
 
+    private static String buildJDBCUrl(String driver, String host, int port, String database) {
+        String protocol = "mysql";
+        if (driver.contains("mariadb")) {
+            protocol = "mariadb";
+        }
+
+        return protocol + "://" + host + ':' + port + '/' + database;
+    }
+
     private static HikariConfig setParams(HikariConfig config, boolean useSSL) {
         // Require SSL on the server if requested in config - this will also verify certificate
         // Those values are deprecated in favor of sslMode