diff --git a/config/settings/container/base.py b/config/settings/container/base.py
index f32f3d90385ee09920bfe420996f9048dbc9d518..f6245b9cbc8dc25c978e5dd59650befa1163fd31 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/base.py
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ DATABASES = {
         'PORT': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DB_PORT', ''),
         'OPTIONS': {
             'init_command': 'SET storage_engine=MyISAM',
-            'CONN_MAX_AGE': 3600,
             # NOTE: for mysql>=5.7 this will need to be changed to
             #'init_command': 'SET default_storage_engine=MyISAM',
         },
+        'CONN_MAX_AGE': 3600,
     }
 }