diff --git a/cli/src/cli/index.ts b/cli/src/cli/index.ts
index b8cbd12061..dc089b712a 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ export const runCli = async (): Promise<CliResults> => {
       appName: project.name ?? cliResults.appName,
       packages,
       databaseProvider:
-        (project.databaseProvider as DatabaseProvider) || "sqlite",
+        (project.databaseProvider as DatabaseProvider) ||
+        (packages.includes("drizzle") ? "planetscale" : "sqlite"),
       flags: {
         ...cliResults.flags,
         appRouter: project.appRouter ?? cliResults.flags.appRouter,