diff --git a/inventory/service/host_vars/review02.opendev.org.yaml b/inventory/service/host_vars/review02.opendev.org.yaml
index 8871e2aea6..3ea613539b 100644
--- a/inventory/service/host_vars/review02.opendev.org.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/host_vars/review02.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gerrit_vhost_name: review.opendev.org
 gerrit_serverid: 4a232e18-c5a9-48ee-94c0-e04e7cca6543
 gerrit_redirect_vhost: review.openstack.org
 gerrit_heap_limit: 48g
-gerrit_reviewdb_database_type: h2
+gerrit_reviewdb_database_type: mariadb_container
 letsencrypt_certs:
   review02-opendev-org-main:
     - review.opendev.org