diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index c17cca0745..45c0bb6454 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Table, TableSchema } from "../definitions/common"
 import { getSqlQuery } from "./utils"
 
 module MySQLModule {
-  const mysql = require("mysql")
+  const mysql = require("mysql2")
   const Sql = require("./base/sql")
   const {
     buildExternalTableId,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mysql.spec.js b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mysql.spec.js
index 9582c24a36..47ca3688f0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mysql.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mysql.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const MySQLIntegration = require("../mysql")
-jest.mock("mysql")
+jest.mock("mysql2")
 
 class TestConfiguration {
   constructor(config = { ssl: {} }) {