diff --git a/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml b/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
index 2654139914..d613203d29 100644
--- a/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ all-features = true
 workspace = true
 
 [features]
+default = ["sqlx?/runtime-tokio-rustls"]
 # deadpool features
 deadpool_postgres = ["deadpool-postgres", "deadpool"]
 deadpool_redis = ["deadpool-redis", "deadpool"]
@@ -26,8 +27,18 @@ sqlx_postgres = ["sqlx", "sqlx/postgres", "log"]
 sqlx_sqlite = ["sqlx", "sqlx/sqlite", "log"]
 sqlx_macros = ["sqlx/macros"]
 # diesel features
-diesel_postgres = ["diesel-async/postgres", "diesel-async/deadpool", "deadpool", "diesel"]
-diesel_mysql = ["diesel-async/mysql", "diesel-async/deadpool", "deadpool", "diesel"]
+diesel_postgres = [
+    "diesel-async/postgres",
+    "diesel-async/deadpool",
+    "deadpool",
+    "diesel",
+]
+diesel_mysql = [
+    "diesel-async/mysql",
+    "diesel-async/deadpool",
+    "deadpool",
+    "diesel",
+]
 # implicit features: mongodb
 
 [dependencies.rocket]
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ optional = true
 [dependencies.sqlx]
 version = "0.8"
 default-features = false
-features = ["runtime-tokio-rustls"]
+features = ["runtime-tokio"]
 optional = true
 
 [dependencies.log]