diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index 044ef4a74..c89c73704 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
 
 # Install required system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
+  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  # mysql dependency
+  libmysqlclient-dev\
+  {% endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # cleaning up unused files