diff --git a/plugins/mariadb/index.py b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
index 9c55389d5..1681eaba6 100755
--- a/plugins/mariadb/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ def getDbList():
 
 
 def syncGetDatabases():
-    pdb = pMysqlDb()
+    pdb = pMysqlDb('mysql')
     psdb = pSqliteDb('databases')
     data = pdb.query('show databases')
     isError = isSqlError(data)