diff --git a/.github/prepare_debian.sh b/.github/prepare_debian.sh
index aa224ef9..7f5592b4 100755
--- a/.github/prepare_debian.sh
+++ b/.github/prepare_debian.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ cp tools/squid.conf /etc/squid/squid.conf
 service squid start
 
 # mariadb
-service mariadb start
+service mariadb start || service mysql start
 mysql -e "create database IF NOT EXISTS test;" -uroot
 
 # ldap