--- a/java/sql-dk/src/info/globalcode/sql/dk/configuration/Loader.java	Sun May 17 13:15:21 2015 +0200
+++ b/java/sql-dk/src/info/globalcode/sql/dk/configuration/Loader.java	Sun May 17 13:51:40 2015 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static info.globalcode.sql.dk.DatabaseConnection.JDBC_PROPERTY_USER;
 import static info.globalcode.sql.dk.DatabaseConnection.JDBC_PROPERTY_PASSWORD;
 import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.Driver;
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -66,7 +67,22 @@
 		credentials.setDefaults(databaseDefinition.getProperties());
 		properties.setDefaults(credentials);
 		java.util.Properties javaProperties = properties.getJavaProperties();
-		return DriverManager.getConnection(databaseDefinition.getUrl(), javaProperties);
+
+		String driverClassName = databaseDefinition.getDriver();
+		final String url = databaseDefinition.getUrl();
+		if (driverClassName == null) {
+			log.log(Level.FINE, "Using DriverManager to create connection for „{0}“", url);
+			return DriverManager.getConnection(url, javaProperties);
+		} else {
+			log.log(Level.FINE, "Using custom Driver „{0}“ to create connection for „{1}“", new Object[]{driverClassName, url});
+			try {
+				Class<Driver> driverClass = (Class<Driver>) Class.forName(driverClassName);
+				Driver driver = driverClass.newInstance();
+				return driver.connect(url, javaProperties);
+			} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | SQLException e) {
+				throw new SQLException("Unable to connect usig specific driver: " + driverClassName, e);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 }