diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
index 37c077c0f3d..032ba7ba91b 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/connect.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const connect: Connect = async function connect(
     }
 
     const logger = this.logger || false
-    this.drizzle = drizzle(this.pool, { logger, schema: this.schema })
+    this.drizzle = drizzle({ client: this.pool, logger, schema: this.schema })
 
     if (!hotReload) {
       if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
diff --git a/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/connect.ts b/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/connect.ts
index 1da8676f9aa..1039db72cf1 100644
--- a/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/connect.ts
+++ b/packages/db-vercel-postgres/src/connect.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export const connect: Connect = async function connect(
     const logger = this.logger || false
     // Passed the poolOptions if provided,
     // else have vercel/postgres detect the connection string from the environment
-    this.drizzle = drizzle(this.poolOptions ? new VercelPool(this.poolOptions) : sql, {
+    this.drizzle = drizzle({
+      client: this.poolOptions ? new VercelPool(this.poolOptions) : sql,
       logger,
       schema: this.schema,
     })