diff --git a/tests/t/api_basic.t b/tests/t/api_basic.t
index 1efbaf1..c4b1702 100644
--- a/tests/t/api_basic.t
+++ b/tests/t/api_basic.t
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Basic Lua API tests
   >   exit 80
   > fi
 
-  $ SB_ARGS="--verbosity=0 --test=$CRAMTMP/api_basic.lua --max-requests=2 --num-threads=1 --db-driver=mysql"
+  $ SB_ARGS="--verbosity=0 --test=$CRAMTMP/api_basic.lua --max-requests=2 --num-threads=1 --db-driver=mysql $SBTEST_MYSQL_ARGS"
 
   $ cat >$CRAMTMP/api_basic.lua <<EOF
   > function init(thread_id)
diff --git a/tests/t/api_sql.t b/tests/t/api_sql.t
index b93020e..8443f6d 100644
--- a/tests/t/api_sql.t
+++ b/tests/t/api_sql.t
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SQL Lua API tests
   >   exit 80
   > fi
 
-  $ SB_ARGS="--verbosity=1 --test=$CRAMTMP/api_sql.lua --max-requests=1 --num-threads=1 --db-driver=mysql"
+  $ SB_ARGS="--verbosity=1 --test=$CRAMTMP/api_sql.lua --max-requests=1 --num-threads=1 --db-driver=mysql $SBTEST_MYSQL_ARGS"
   $ cat >$CRAMTMP/api_sql.lua <<EOF
   > function event(thread_id)
   >   db_query("CREATE TABLE t(a INT)")