diff --git a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/proxysql/proxysql.yaml.j2 b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/proxysql/proxysql.yaml.j2
index f5c6f38a31..2b4ad5ccd6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/proxysql/proxysql.yaml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/proxysql/proxysql.yaml.j2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mysql_servers:
 {% set WEIGHT = 10 %}
 {% endif %}
   - address: "{{ 'api' | kolla_address(host) }}"
-    port :  {{ database_port }}
+    port :  {{ mariadb_port }}
     hostgroup :  {{ WRITER_GROUP }}
     max_connections: {{ proxysql_backend_max_connections }}
     max_replication_lag: {{ proxysql_backend_max_replication_lag }}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/proxysql-template-mariadb-port-cf8f2d88c0962b75.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/proxysql-template-mariadb-port-cf8f2d88c0962b75.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed79549c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/proxysql-template-mariadb-port-cf8f2d88c0962b75.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Updates ``proxysql.yaml.j2`` to use mariadb_port for backends.
+    This fixes setups where ``database_port`` and ``mariadb_port`` differ.