diff --git a/layer.go b/layer.go
index 7bf32d6..e45c0ef 100644
--- a/layer.go
+++ b/layer.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (manager *ManagerConfig) PublishGeoserverLayer(layer *GdalLayer) (ok bool,
 //LayerToPostgis add Layer to Postgis
 func (layer *GdalLayer) LayerToPostgis(targetSource *gdal.DataSource, manager *ManagerConfig, overwrite bool) (newLayer *GdalLayer, err error) {
 	connStr := manager.Datastore.PostgresConnectionString()
-	dbErr := DBIsAlive(connStr)
+	dbErr := DBIsAlive("postgres", connStr)
 	if dbErr != nil {
 		err = dbErr
 		return
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index e9b9f81..948bc28 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func GetGISFiles(root string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 //DBIsAlive check if database alive
-func DBIsAlive(connectionStr string) (err error) {
-	db, dbErr := sql.Open("postgres", connectionStr)
+func DBIsAlive(dbType string, connectionStr string) (err error) {
+	db, dbErr := sql.Open(dbType, connectionStr)
 	if dbErr != nil {
 		err = dbErr
 		return
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 7900668..60bb682 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ func TestGetGISFiles(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDBIsAlive(t *testing.T) {
 	manager, _ := FromConfig("./testdata/test_config.yml")
 	connStr := manager.Datastore.PostgresConnectionString()
-	dbErr := DBIsAlive(connStr)
+	dbErr := DBIsAlive("postgres", connStr)
 	assert.Nil(t, dbErr)
-	connStr = "xxxxx"
-	err := DBIsAlive(connStr)
+	connStr = "mysql://"
+	err := DBIsAlive("mysql", connStr)
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }