diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck.properties b/dependency-check-core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck.properties
index 70f9f4824..be395f01a 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck.properties
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ data.password=DC-Pass1337!
 # to ensure any and all needed files can be added to the classpath to load the driver.
 # For non-JDBC4 drivers in the classpath only the driver_name needs to be set.
 # For MOST situations these properties likely do not need to be set.
-data.driver_name=
+data.driver_name=org.h2.Driver
 data.driver_path=
 
 # the path to the cpe xml file
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/resources/dependencycheck.properties b/dependency-check-core/src/test/resources/dependencycheck.properties
index e6734a781..ed81348df 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/resources/dependencycheck.properties
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/resources/dependencycheck.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ data.password=DC-Pass1337!
 # to ensure any and all needed files can be added to the classpath to load the driver.
 # For non-JDBC4 drivers in the classpath only the driver_name needs to be set.
 # For MOST situations these properties likely do not need to be set.
-data.driver_name=
+data.driver_name=org.h2.Driver
 data.driver_path=
 
 # the path to the cpe xml file