diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties b/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
index 6cf2e94..4d12004 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/xacml.pdp.properties
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE=15
 
 #properties for MySql xacml database:  PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE... NEEDED FOR APIs
-javax.persistence.jdbc.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
-javax.persistence.jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/onap_sdk
+javax.persistence.jdbc.driver=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
+javax.persistence.jdbc.url=jdbc:mariadb://localhost:3306/onap_sdk
 javax.persistence.jdbc.user=policy_user
 javax.persistence.jdbc.password=policy_user