diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index 19008b7f60e68f07ae0173e4623b40ba61b7ec34..848d747bdb7b4215e8b6dea9717f1a261b15491d 100755
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -187,11 +187,12 @@ class datastore(object):
         with webapp.mightNotFound("dataStore", workspace=ws_name):
             info = ws.get_datastore_info(ds_name)
             connectionParameters = info["connectionParameters"]
-            
+
         entries = {}
         if "url" in connectionParameters:
             entries["url"] = connectionParameters["url"]
-        elif "database" in connectionParameters:
+        elif "dbtype" in connectionParameters:
+            entries["dbtype"] = connectionParameters["dbtype"]
             entries["database"] = connectionParameters["database"]
             entries["host"] = connectionParameters["host"]
             entries["port"] = connectionParameters["port"]