diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 14fa41ba3c..4d1728b15d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ commands:
         type: string
       database_version:
         description: 'Database version for DDev to use.'
-        default: 'mysql:5.7'
+        default: '5.7'
         type: string
       addon_branch:
         description: 'Repo branch name for the DKAN DDev add-on you want to test against.'
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         type: string
       database_version:
         description: 'Database version for DDev to use.'
-        default: 'mysql:5.7'
+        default: '5.7'
         type: string
       dkan_recommended_branch:
         description: 'Branch of getdkan/recommended-project to use.'
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
         type: string
       database_version:
         description: 'Database version for DDev to use.'
-        default: 'mysql:5.7'
+        default: '5.7'
         type: string
       dkan_recommended_branch:
         description: 'Branch of getdkan/recommended-project to use.'
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ workflows:
             parameters:
               dkan_recommended_branch: [ '11.0.x-dev']
               php_version: [ '8.3' ]
-              database_version: [ 'mysql:8.0' ]
+              database_version: [ '8.0' ]
       - phpunit:
           matrix:
             parameters: