diff --git a/client/tomcatconf/db.properties.in b/client/tomcatconf/db.properties.in
index 1c2b55f3b86..ab7d7c90c16 100644
--- a/client/tomcatconf/db.properties.in
+++ b/client/tomcatconf/db.properties.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ db.cloud.testWhileIdle=true
 db.cloud.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=40000
 db.cloud.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis=240000
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'
 
 # CloudStack database SSL settings
 db.cloud.useSSL=false
diff --git a/packaging/centos7/tomcat7/db.properties b/packaging/centos7/tomcat7/db.properties
index 6161f3a6e2a..94376f7286b 100644
--- a/packaging/centos7/tomcat7/db.properties
+++ b/packaging/centos7/tomcat7/db.properties
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ db.cloud.testWhileIdle=true
 db.cloud.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=40000
 db.cloud.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis=240000
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'
 
 # CloudStack database SSL settings
 db.cloud.useSSL=false
diff --git a/utils/conf/db.properties b/utils/conf/db.properties
index c7aeaad2642..4182811a6a6 100644
--- a/utils/conf/db.properties
+++ b/utils/conf/db.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ db.cloud.testWhileIdle=true
 db.cloud.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=40000
 db.cloud.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis=240000
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&prepStmtCacheSqlLimit=4096
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&prepStmtCacheSqlLimit=4096&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'
 
 # usage database settings
 db.usage.username=cloud