diff --git a/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js b/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
index c9c91c53..33c87600 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
+++ b/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 password : node.credentials.password,
                 database : node.dbname,
                 timezone : node.tz,
-                insecureAuth: true
+                insecureAuth: true,
+                multipleStatements: true
             });
 
             node.connection.connect(function(err) {
diff --git a/storage/mysql/package.json b/storage/mysql/package.json
index 3edc7554..9469f2d7 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/package.json
+++ b/storage/mysql/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-mysql",
-    "version"       : "0.0.8",
+    "version"       : "0.0.9",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to read and write to a MySQL database",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "mysql"   : "2.9.*"
+        "mysql"   : "2.11.1"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",