diff --git a/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-axons.yaml b/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-axons.yaml
index f2df611..d155d94 100644
--- a/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-axons.yaml
+++ b/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-axons.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mysql-axons
         image: mysql:8.0.33
-        args: ["--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci", "--max_connections=2000", "--binlog_expire_logs_seconds=432000"]
+        args: ["--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci", "--max_connections=2000", "--binlog_expire_logs_seconds=432000","--sql_mode=STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION"]
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3306
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-drill.yaml b/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-drill.yaml
index ed73976..c951e10 100644
--- a/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-drill.yaml
+++ b/sdet-upgrade/mysql/mysql-drill.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mysql-drill
         image: mysql:8.0.33
-        args: ["--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci", "--max_connections=2000", "--binlog_expire_logs_seconds=432000"]
+        args: ["--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci", "--max_connections=2000", "--binlog_expire_logs_seconds=432000","--sql_mode=STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION"]
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3306
         volumeMounts: