diff --git a/tasks/setup-Archlinux.yml b/tasks/setup-Archlinux.yml
index f4b11b5..e785290 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Archlinux.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Archlinux.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
   pacman: "name=mysql-python state=present"
 
 - name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed.
-  pacman: "name={{ item }} state=present"
-  with_items: "{{ mysql_packages }}"
+  pacman: "name={{ mysql_packages }} state=present"
   register: arch_mysql_install_packages
 
 - name: Run mysql_install_db if MySQL packages were changed.
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 2dd3c47..fc16aa6 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 __mysql_daemon: mariadb
 __mysql_packages:
   - mariadb
+  - python-mysqlclient
 __mysql_slow_query_log_file: /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
 __mysql_log_error: /var/log/mysql.err
 __mysql_syslog_tag: mysql