diff --git a/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/infer.json b/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/infer.json
index 7fe9acee3fa..14d66ac2f01 100644
--- a/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/infer.json
+++ b/distribution/kernel/carbon-home/repository/resources/conf/infer.json
@@ -264,37 +264,37 @@
     "mysql": {
       "database.$1.driver": "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:mysql://$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port}/$ref{database.$1.name}",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
     },
     "mariadb": {
       "database.$1.driver": "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:mariadb://$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port}/$ref{database.$1.name}",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
     },
     "oracle": {
       "database.$1.driver": "oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:oracle:thin:@$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port}/$ref{database.$1.sid}",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1 FROM DUAL"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1 FROM DUAL"
     },
     "mssql": {
       "database.$1.driver": "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:sqlserver://$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port};databaseName=$ref{database.$1.name};SendStringParametersAsUnicode=false",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
     },
     "db2": {
       "database.$1.driver": "com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:db2://$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port}/$ref{database.$1.name}:progressiveStreaming=2;",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1 FROM sysibm.sysdummy1"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1 FROM sysibm.sysdummy1"
     },
     "postgre": {
       "database.$1.driver": "org.postgresql.Driver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:postgresql://$ref{database.$1.hostname}:$ref{database.$1.port}/$ref{database.$1.name}",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1; COMMIT"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1; COMMIT"
     },
     "h2": {
       "database.$1.driver": "org.h2.Driver",
       "database.$1.url": "jdbc:h2:async:./repository/database/WSO2CARBON_DB;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE;LOCK_TIMEOUT=60000",
-      "database.$1.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
+      "database.$1.pool_options.validationQuery": "SELECT 1"
     }
   },
   "tenant_mgt.tenant_manager.type": {