diff --git a/lib/database b/lib/database
index 0661049..e226515 100644
--- a/lib/database
+++ b/lib/database
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     # a multi-node DevStack installation.
 
     # NOTE: Don't specify ``/db`` in this string so we can use it for multiple services
-    BASE_SQL_CONN=${BASE_SQL_CONN:-${DATABASE_TYPE}://$DATABASE_USER:$DATABASE_PASSWORD@$DATABASE_HOST}
+    BASE_SQL_CONN=${BASE_SQL_CONN:-$(get_database_type)://$DATABASE_USER:$DATABASE_PASSWORD@$DATABASE_HOST}
 
     return 0
 }
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@
     database_connection_url_$DATABASE_TYPE $db
 }
 
+function get_database_type {
+    if [[ -n "${SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DRIVER}" ]]; then
+        echo "${DATABASE_TYPE}+${SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DRIVER}"
+    else
+        echo "${DATABASE_TYPE}"
+    fi
+}
+
 
 # Restore xtrace
 $XTRACE