diff --git a/src/wp-load.php b/src/wp-load.php
index 338e539d2b792..4b9a3e75d0809 100644
--- a/src/wp-load.php
+++ b/src/wp-load.php
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 	define( 'ABSPATH', __DIR__ . '/' );
 }
 
+// @TODO: Remove this. It's only here so that the PR can be tested.
+define( 'DATABASE_TYPE', 'sqlite' );
+
 /*
  * The error_reporting() function can be disabled in php.ini. On systems where that is the case,
  * it's best to add a dummy function to the wp-config.php file, but as this call to the function