diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 475d90e..ffcfc83 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ global.syzoj = {
 
     this.db = new Sequelize(this.config.db.database, this.config.db.username, this.config.db.password, {
       host: this.config.db.host,
-      dialect: 'mysql',
+      dialect: 'mariadb',
       logging: syzoj.production ? false : syzoj.log,
       timezone: require('moment')().format('Z'),
       operatorsAliases: operatorsAliases
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e381222..8e9a076 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "moment": "^2.23.0",
     "msgpack-lite": "^0.1.26",
     "multer": "^1.2.0",
-    "mysql2": "^1.6.4",
+    "mariadb": "^2.0.2-rc",
     "node-7z": "^0.4.0",
     "nodemailer": "^4.7.0",
     "object-assign-deep": "^0.4.0",