diff --git a/plugins/mariadb/index.py b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
index 3e62144b3..9c55389d5 100755
--- a/plugins/mariadb/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ def importDbExternal():
     sock = getSocketFile()
 
     os.environ["MYSQL_PWD"] = pwd
-    mysql_cmd = getServerDir() + '/bin/mysql -S ' + sock + ' -uroot -p' + \
+    mysql_cmd = getServerDir() + '/bin/mariadb -S ' + sock + ' -uroot -p' + \
         pwd + ' ' + name + ' < ' + import_sql
 
     # print(mysql_cmd)