diff --git a/bin/sail b/bin/sail
index 831c3f2a..32b935c7 100755
--- a/bin/sail
+++ b/bin/sail
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ elif [ "$1" == "mariadb" ]; then
         ARGS+=(exec)
         [ ! -t 0 ] && ARGS+=(-T)
         ARGS+=(mariadb bash -c)
-        ARGS+=("MYSQL_PWD=\${MYSQL_PASSWORD} mysql -u \${MYSQL_USER} \${MYSQL_DATABASE}")
+        ARGS+=("MYSQL_PWD=\${MYSQL_PASSWORD} mariadb -u \${MYSQL_USER} \${MYSQL_DATABASE}")
     else
         sail_is_not_running
     fi