diff --git a/workflow/engine/data/mysql/schema.sql b/workflow/engine/data/mysql/schema.sql
index 33e776ae9..52a0cb4eb 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/data/mysql/schema.sql
+++ b/workflow/engine/data/mysql/schema.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This is a fix for InnoDB in MySQL >= 4.1.x
 # It "suspends judgement" for fkey relationships until are tables are set.
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;
+SET @@global.sql_mode='MYSQL40';
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #-- APPLICATION