diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index 89a8297818..199ed6fc7d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { MySQLColumn } from "./base/types"
 
 import mysql from "mysql2/promise"
 
-export interface MySQLConfig extends mysql.ConnectionOptions {
+interface MySQLConfig extends mysql.ConnectionOptions {
   database: string
   rejectUnauthorized: boolean
 }
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
     }
   }
 
+  async testConnection() {
+    try {
+      const [result] = await this.internalQuery(
+        { sql: "SELECT 1+1 AS checkRes" },
+        { connect: true }
+      )
+      return result?.checkRes == 2
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      return { error: e.message as string }
+    }
+  }
+
   getBindingIdentifier(): string {
     return "?"
   }
@@ -286,21 +298,7 @@ class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
   }
 }
 
-async function validateConnection(config: MySQLConfig) {
-  const integration = new MySQLIntegration(config)
-  try {
-    const [result] = await integration.internalQuery(
-      { sql: "SELECT 1+1 AS checkRes" },
-      { connect: true }
-    )
-    return result?.checkRes == 2
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    return { error: e.message as string }
-  }
-}
-
 export default {
   schema: SCHEMA,
   integration: MySQLIntegration,
-  validateConnection,
 }
diff --git a/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/postgres.spec.ts b/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/postgres.spec.ts
index c5f6fae1ad..07f2b80f1a 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/postgres.spec.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/integrations/validators/postgres.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { GenericContainer } from "testcontainers"
 import postgres from "../../../../packages/server/src/integrations/postgres"
+import mysql from "../../../../packages/server/src/integrations/mysql"
 
 jest.unmock("pg")
 jest.unmock("mysql2/promise")
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
   })
 
   describe("mysql", () => {
-    const validator = integrations.getValidator[SourceName.MYSQL]!
-
     let host: string
     let port: number
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
     })
 
     it("test valid connection string", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mysql.integration({
         host,
         port,
         user: "user",
@@ -80,11 +79,12 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
         password: "password",
         rejectUnauthorized: true,
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toBe(true)
     })
 
     it("test invalid database", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mysql.integration({
         host,
         port,
         user: "user",
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
         password: "password",
         rejectUnauthorized: true,
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toEqual({
         error: "Access denied for user 'user'@'%' to database 'test'",
       })
     })
 
     it("test invalid password", async () => {
-      const result = await validator({
+      const integration = new mysql.integration({
         host,
         port,
         user: "root",
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ describe("datasource validators", () => {
         password: "wrong",
         rejectUnauthorized: true,
       })
+      const result = await integration.testConnection()
       expect(result).toEqual({
         error:
           "Access denied for user 'root'@'172.17.0.1' (using password: YES)",