diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/configuration.py b/core/admin/mailu/configuration.py
index 912a0204..1ad9c655 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/configuration.py
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/configuration.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
     DB_TEMPLATES = {
         'sqlite': 'sqlite:////{SQLITE_DATABASE_FILE}',
         'postgresql': 'postgresql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PW}@{DB_HOST}/{DB_NAME}',
-        'mysql': 'mysql://{DB_USER}:{DB_PW}@{DB_HOST}/{DB_NAME}'
+        'mysql': 'mysql+mysqlconnector://{DB_USER}:{DB_PW}@{DB_HOST}/{DB_NAME}'
     }
 
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/towncrier/newsfragments/2432.bugfix b/towncrier/newsfragments/2432.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66144b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/towncrier/newsfragments/2432.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Switch from mysqlclient to mysql-connector explicitely