diff --git a/config/settings/container/base.py b/config/settings/container/base.py
index ce29ff7a615896cbcbfdd647bf2636ef7ad2f7b7..54943380b36397eeac654515424576802c43499a 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/base.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ DATABASES = {
         'PORT': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DB_PORT', ''),
         'OPTIONS': {
             'init_command': 'SET storage_engine=MyISAM',
+            # NOTE: for mysql>=5.7 this will need to be changed to
+            #'init_command': 'SET default_storage_engine=MyISAM',
         },
     }
 }