diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index 190a9f518..7651c5e77 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev
+  default-libmysqlclient-dev
   {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
-  default-libmysqlclient-dev
   {%- endif %}
 
 # Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.