diff --git a/src/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php b/src/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
index 47f357e5..71495597 100644
--- a/src/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
@@ -1614,4 +1614,18 @@ public function bulkinsert(Table $table, array $rows): void
             $connection->execute($sql, $vals);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the adapter type name
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAdapterType(): string
+    {
+        // Hardcoded because the parent implementation
+        // reads an option that is based off of Database\Driver
+        // names which is postgres, but pgsql is required for
+        // compatibility.
+        return 'pgsql';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
index be354199..a084dbc5 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ private function usingPostgres10(): bool
         return version_compare($version, '10.0.0', '>=');
     }
 
+    public function testAdapterType()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('pgsql', $this->adapter->getAdapterType());
+    }
+
     public function testConnection()
     {
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Connection::class, $this->adapter->getConnection());