diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/config/ConfigHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/config/ConfigHandler.java
index 73d1425..abaed07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/config/ConfigHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/config/ConfigHandler.java
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ public class ConfigHandler extends Queue {
         }
         else {
             HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();
+            try {
+                Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver");
+                config.setDriverClassName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                config.setDriverClassName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
+            }
+
             config.setJdbcUrl("jdbc:mysql://" + ConfigHandler.host + ":" + ConfigHandler.port + "/" + ConfigHandler.database);
             config.setUsername(ConfigHandler.username);
             config.setPassword(ConfigHandler.password);