diff --git a/gemp-lotr/docker/readme.txt b/gemp-lotr/docker/readme.txt
index 76fc72e40..a99c41b1e 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/docker/readme.txt
+++ b/gemp-lotr/docker/readme.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ gemp_app is slightly more complicated.  Gemp is a Java server, is built using Ma
 	
 	4C- note the two "published" ports: 17001 for the app, and 35001 for the db.  These are the ports that you will be accessing the site with (and the db if you connect with a database manager). If you are hosting this for something other than personal development, consider changing these to something else.  DO NOT change the "target" ports.
 	
-5- If you changed SQL credentials in step 4, navigate to gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-commond/src/main/resources/ and open gemp-lotr.properties:
+5- If you changed SQL credentials in step 4, navigate to gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/src/main/resources/ and open gemp-lotr.properties:
 	
 	5A- DO NOT CHANGE the ports here.  These ports listed are the "target" ports in step 4C, which you didn't edit because you followed the big "DO NOT" imperative.
 	
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/pom.xml b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/pom.xml
index 5d7bc0f30..e77556486 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/pom.xml
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/pom.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,10 @@
             <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <version>8.0.30</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
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diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/src/main/resources/gemp-lotr.properties b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/src/main/resources/gemp-lotr.properties
index 16a2cbd53..3336bd60b 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/src/main/resources/gemp-lotr.properties
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-common/src/main/resources/gemp-lotr.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 application.root=/etc/gemp-lotr
 
 ## DB connection
-db.connection.class=org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
+db.connection.class=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
 db.connection.url=jdbc:mysql://db:3306/gemp_db
 db.connection.username=gempuser
 db.connection.password=gemppassword