diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py b/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
index b95d20d..d0048bf 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
@@ -206,6 +206,23 @@ def get_server_version(cursor):
 
     return version_str
 
+def get_server_implementation(cursor):
+    if 'mariadb' in get_server_version(cursor).lower():
+        return "mariadb"
+    else:
+        return "mysql"
+
+def is_mariadb(implementation):
+    if implementation == "mariadb":
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def is_mysql(implementation):
+    if implementation == "mysql":
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
 
 def set_session_vars(module, cursor, session_vars):
     """Set session vars."""
diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
index 10f9dcf..26b9cec 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_info.py
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ from ansible_collections.community.mysql.plugins.module_utils.mysql import (
     mysql_driver_fail_msg,
     get_connector_name,
     get_connector_version,
+    get_server_implementation,
+    is_mariadb,
 )
 
 from ansible_collections.community.mysql.plugins.module_utils.user import (
@@ -389,18 +391,6 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
             self.__collect(exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs, set(self.info))
             return self.info
 
-    def is_mariadb(self):
-        if self.server_implementation == "mariadb":
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
-    def is_mysql(self):
-        if self.server_implementation == "mysql":
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
     def __collect(self, exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs, wanted):
         """Collect all possible subsets."""
         if 'version' in wanted or 'settings' in wanted:
@@ -511,7 +501,7 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
 
     def __get_slave_status(self):
         """Get slave status if the instance is a slave."""
-        if self.is_mariadb():
+        if is_mariadb(self.server_implementation):
             res = self.__exec_sql('SHOW ALL SLAVES STATUS')
         else:
             res = self.__exec_sql('SHOW SLAVE STATUS')
@@ -755,11 +745,7 @@ def main():
                'Exception message: %s' % (connector_name, connector_version, config_file, to_native(e)))
         module.fail_json(msg)
 
-    cursor.execute("SELECT VERSION()")
-    if 'mariadb' in cursor.fetchone()["VERSION()"].lower():
-        server_implementation = "mariadb"
-    else:
-        server_implementation = "mysql"
+    server_implementation = get_server_implementation(cursor)
 
     ###############################
     # Create object and do main job
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_mysql.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_mysql.py
index ac4de24..8557ff8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_mysql.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_mysql.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.mysql.plugins.module_utils.mysql import get_server_version
+from ansible_collections.community.mysql.plugins.module_utils.mysql import get_server_version, get_server_implementation, is_mariadb, is_mysql
 from ..utils import dummy_cursor_class
 
 
@@ -22,3 +23,34 @@ def test_get_server_version(cursor_return_version, cursor_return_type):
     """
     cursor = dummy_cursor_class(cursor_return_version, cursor_return_type)
     assert get_server_version(cursor) == cursor_return_version
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'cursor_return_version,cursor_return_type,server_implementation',
+    [
+        ('5.7.0-mysql', 'dict', 'mysql'),
+        ('8.0.0-mysql', 'list', 'mysql'),
+        ('10.5.0-mariadb', 'dict', 'mariadb'),
+        ('10.5.1-mariadb', 'list', 'mariadb'),
+    ]
+)
+def test_get_server_implamentation(cursor_return_version, cursor_return_type, server_implementation):
+    """
+    Test that server implementation are handled properly by get_server_implementation() whether the server version returned as a list or dict.
+    """
+    cursor = dummy_cursor_class(cursor_return_version, cursor_return_type)
+
+    assert get_server_implementation(cursor) == server_implementation
+
+def test_is_mysql():
+    """
+    Test that server is_mysql return expect results
+    """
+    assert is_mysql("mysql") == True
+    assert is_mysql("mariadb") == False
+
+def test_is_mariadb():
+    """
+    Test that server is_mariadb return expect results
+    """
+    assert is_mariadb("mariadb") == True
+    assert is_mariadb("mysql") == False
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_mysql_info.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_mysql_info.py
index d1fb070..6aaf66e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_mysql_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_mysql_info.py
@@ -35,33 +35,3 @@ def test_get_info_suffix(suffix, cursor_output, server_implementation):
     info = MySQL_Info(MagicMock(), cursor, server_implementation)
 
     assert info.get_info([], [], False)['version']['suffix'] == suffix
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'server_implementation',
-    [
-        ('mysql'),
-        ('mariadb'),
-    ]
-)
-def test_is_mariadb(server_implementation):
-    cursor = MagicMock()
-
-    info = MySQL_Info(MagicMock(), cursor, server_implementation)
-
-    assert info.is_mariadb() == (server_implementation == "mariadb")
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'server_implementation',
-    [
-        ('mysql'),
-        ('mariadb'),
-    ]
-)
-def test_is_mysql(server_implementation):
-    cursor = MagicMock()
-
-    info = MySQL_Info(MagicMock(), cursor, server_implementation)
-
-    assert info.is_mysql() == (server_implementation == "mysql")