diff --git a/install/kimai-install.sh b/install/kimai-install.sh
index d5a905e0b..25d960914 100644
--- a/install/kimai-install.sh
+++ b/install/kimai-install.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ MYSQL_VERSION=$(mariadb --version | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
 $STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
 $STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"
 $STD mariadb -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "SET GLOBAL sql_mode='';"
 {
   echo "Kimai-Credentials"
   echo "Kimai Database User: $DB_USER"