diff --git a/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/db.js b/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/db.js
index e98eef2..16365e5 100644
--- a/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/db.js
+++ b/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/db.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mysql = require("mysql");
+const mysql = require("mysql2");
 const pool = mysql.createPool({
     connectionLimit: 10,
     host: process.env.MYSQL_HOST,
diff --git a/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/package.json b/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/package.json
index abc7239..d3351fe 100644
--- a/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/package.json
+++ b/docker-full-stack-app-master/backend/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "4.16.3",
-    "mysql": "2.16.0",
+    "mysql2": "3.3.1",
     "nodemon": "1.18.3",
     "body-parser": "1.19.0"
   },