diff --git a/pkg/js/libs/mysql/mysql_private.go b/pkg/js/libs/mysql/mysql_private.go
index 42e76a5579..c5f2292170 100644
--- a/pkg/js/libs/mysql/mysql_private.go
+++ b/pkg/js/libs/mysql/mysql_private.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ func BuildDSN(opts MySQLOptions) (string, error) {
 	if opts.Protocol == "" {
 		opts.Protocol = "tcp"
 	}
+	// We're going to use a custom dialer when creating MySQL connections, so if we've been
+	// given "tcp" as the protocol, then quietly switch it to "nucleitcp", which we have
+	// already registered.
+	if opts.Protocol == "tcp" {
+		opts.Protocol = "nucleitcp"
+	}
 	if opts.DbName == "" {
 		opts.DbName = "/"
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
index 5c56fdf77e..f226067cb2 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
@@ -154,8 +154,16 @@ func Init(options *types.Options) error {
 	}
 	Dialer = dialer
 
-	// override dialer in mysql
-	mysql.RegisterDialContext("tcp", func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	// Set a custom dialer for the "nucleitcp" protocol.  This is just plain TCP, but it's registered
+	// with a different name so that we do not clobber the "tcp" dialer in the event that nuclei is
+	// being included as a package in another application.
+	mysql.RegisterDialContext("nucleitcp", func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		// Because we're not using the default TCP workflow, quietly add the default port
+		// number if no port number was specified.
+		if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr); err != nil {
+			addr += ":3306"
+		}
+
 		return Dialer.Dial(ctx, "tcp", addr)
 	})