diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index c41418e..3d7b919 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class DatabaseConfig:
     @property
     def protocol(self) -> str:
         return CoreConfig.get_config_field(
-            self.__config, "core", "database", "type", default="mysql"
+            self.__config, "core", "database", "protocol", default="mysql"
         )
 
     @property