diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1bcb7557..39c27924 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ make_config! {
         data_folder:            String, false,  def,    "data".to_string();
 
         /// Database URL
-        database_url:           String, false,  auto,   |c| format!("{}/{}", c.data_folder, "db.sqlite3");
+        database_url:           String, false,  auto,   |c| format!("mysql://root:my-secret-pw@localhost:3306/");
         /// Icon chache folder
         icon_cache_folder:      String, false,  auto,   |c| format!("{}/{}", c.data_folder, "icon_cache");
         /// Attachments folder
diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index 54ecfb19..90d8ab61 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use diesel::r2d2;
 use diesel::r2d2::ConnectionManager;
-use diesel::sqlite::SqliteConnection;
+use diesel::sqlite::MysqlConnection;
 use diesel::{Connection as DieselConnection, ConnectionError};
 
 use rocket::http::Status;
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ use rocket::{Outcome, Request, State};
 use crate::CONFIG;
 
 /// An alias to the database connection used
-type Connection = SqliteConnection;
+type Connection = MysqlConnection;
 
-/// An alias to the type for a pool of Diesel SQLite connections.
+/// An alias to the type for a pool of Diesel MySQL connections.
 type Pool = r2d2::Pool<ConnectionManager<Connection>>;
 
 /// Connection request guard type: a wrapper around an r2d2 pooled connection.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 51c68891..36c3f338 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -123,24 +123,7 @@ fn chain_syslog(logger: fern::Dispatch) -> fern::Dispatch {
 
 fn check_db() {
     let url = CONFIG.database_url();
-    let path = Path::new(&url);
-
-    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-        use std::fs;
-        if fs::create_dir_all(parent).is_err() {
-            error!("Error creating database directory");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Turn on WAL in SQLite
-    if CONFIG.enable_db_wal() {
-        use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
-        let connection = db::get_connection().expect("Can't conect to DB");
-        diesel::sql_query("PRAGMA journal_mode=wal")
-            .execute(&connection)
-            .expect("Failed to turn on WAL");
-    }
+    println!(url.to_string());
 }
 
 fn check_rsa_keys() {