diff --git a/jeepyb/cmd/update_blueprint.py b/jeepyb/cmd/update_blueprint.py
index bf32b84..9e1f1ca 100644
--- a/jeepyb/cmd/update_blueprint.py
+++ b/jeepyb/cmd/update_blueprint.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 from launchpadlib import launchpad
 from launchpadlib import uris
-import MySQLdb
+import PyMySQL
 
 from jeepyb import projects as p
 
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
         'Gerrit User Sync', uris.LPNET_SERVICE_ROOT, GERRIT_CACHE_DIR,
         credentials_file=GERRIT_CREDENTIALS, version='devel')
 
-    conn = MySQLdb.connect(
-        host=DB_HOST, user=DB_USER, passwd=DB_PASS, db=DB_DB)
+    conn = PyMySQL.connect(
+        host=DB_HOST, user=DB_USER, password=DB_PASS, db=DB_DB)
 
     find_specs(lpconn, conn, args)
 
diff --git a/jeepyb/gerritdb.py b/jeepyb/gerritdb.py
index 3f5db66..32ce3d9 100644
--- a/jeepyb/gerritdb.py
+++ b/jeepyb/gerritdb.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
         DB_DB = gerrit_config.get("database", "database")
 
         if DB_TYPE.upper() == "MYSQL":
-            import MySQLdb
-            db_connection = MySQLdb.connect(
-                host=DB_HOST, user=DB_USER, passwd=DB_PASS, db=DB_DB)
+            import PyMySQL
+            db_connection = PyMySQL.connect(
+                host=DB_HOST, user=DB_USER, password=DB_PASS, db=DB_DB)
         else:
             import psycopg2
             db_connection = psycopg2.connect(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 65d5218..9390472 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 argparse
 gerritlib>=0.3.0
-MySQL-python
+PyMySQL
 paramiko
 PyGithub
 pyyaml