diff --git a/debian/config.yml b/debian/config.yml
index 6bd5b7eac68fc83a38f9e49513531fdce4ad6fa1..6a7aaf267b66276608046028327eccd6d64db4a6 100644
--- a/debian/config.yml
+++ b/debian/config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 database:
+  type: mysql
   host: localhost
   port: 3306
   database: icingadb