diff --git a/etc/venice-config.xml b/etc/venice-config.xml
index a7db299..6a8566e 100644
--- a/etc/venice-config.xml
+++ b/etc/venice-config.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <!-- <jca-datasource>VeniceDB</jca-datasource> -->
 
     <!-- The fully-qualified Java classname of the JDBC driver we wish to load. -->
-    <driver>org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver</driver>
+    <driver>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver>
 
     <!-- The URI of the database we wish to load. -->
     <uri>jdbc:mysql://localhost/venice</uri>