diff --git a/src/test/resources/ebean.properties b/src/test/resources/ebean.properties
index 7c6ce5d89..93e72ff5e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/ebean.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/ebean.properties
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ebean.ddl.generate=true
 ebean.ddl.run=true
 ebean.ddl.header=-- Generated by ebean ${version} at ${timestamp}
 ebean.packages=org.tests
-datasource.default=mariadb
+datasource.default=h2
 #datasource.h2.capturestacktrace=true
 
 ebean.dumpMetricsOnShutdown=true