diff --git a/include/mysql.php b/include/mysql.php
index 85be9829966500b99fecb4714cb3be53e09c41ec..71ea2f073cbcd054853fb6a8f26eacd8d78bd3ea 100644
--- a/include/mysql.php
+++ b/include/mysql.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
         @mysql_query('SET NAMES "UTF8"');
         @mysql_query('SET COLLATION_CONNECTION=utf8_general_ci');
 
+        @db_set_variable('sql_mode', '');
+
         return $dblink;	
     }