diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/LiaisonRegistry.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/LiaisonRegistry.java
index f97b12e2..5bf7e4d4 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/LiaisonRegistry.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/LiaisonRegistry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: LiaisonRegistry.java,v 1.3 2001/09/20 02:17:03 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: LiaisonRegistry.java,v 1.4 2001/09/20 20:41:10 mdb Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
@@ -85,4 +85,9 @@ public class LiaisonRegistry
 
     protected static ArrayList _liaisons = new ArrayList();
     protected static HashMap _mappings = new HashMap();
+
+    // register our liaison classes
+    static {
+        registerLiaisonClass(MySQLLiaison.class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/MySQLLiaison.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/MySQLLiaison.java
index a0d9110f..41d67547 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/MySQLLiaison.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/MySQLLiaison.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: MySQLLiaison.java,v 1.2 2001/09/20 02:09:09 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: MySQLLiaison.java,v 1.3 2001/09/20 20:41:10 mdb Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.sql.*;
 /**
  * A database liaison for the MySQL database.
  */
-public class MySQLLiaison
+public class MySQLLiaison implements DatabaseLiaison
 {
     // documentation inherited
     public boolean matchesURL (String url)