diff --git a/awswrangler/mysql.py b/awswrangler/mysql.py
index 898e78d3b..77c8a0268 100644
--- a/awswrangler/mysql.py
+++ b/awswrangler/mysql.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def connect(
     attrs: _db_utils.ConnectionAttributes = _db_utils.get_connection_attributes(
         connection=connection, secret_id=secret_id, catalog_id=catalog_id, dbname=dbname, boto3_session=boto3_session
     )
-    if attrs.kind != "mysql":
+    if attrs.kind not in ("mysql", "aurora-mysql"):
         raise exceptions.InvalidDatabaseType(f"Invalid connection type ({attrs.kind}. It must be a MySQL connection.)")
     return pymysql.connect(
         user=attrs.user,
diff --git a/awswrangler/postgresql.py b/awswrangler/postgresql.py
index 2715220cd..3561bbc15 100644
--- a/awswrangler/postgresql.py
+++ b/awswrangler/postgresql.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def connect(
     attrs: _db_utils.ConnectionAttributes = _db_utils.get_connection_attributes(
         connection=connection, secret_id=secret_id, catalog_id=catalog_id, dbname=dbname, boto3_session=boto3_session
     )
-    if attrs.kind not in ("postgresql", "postgres"):
+    if attrs.kind not in ("postgresql", "postgres", "aurora-postgresql"):
         raise exceptions.InvalidDatabaseType(
             f"Invalid connection type ({attrs.kind}. It must be a postgresql connection.)"
         )