diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5a76da3d19e..7a0618b52ad 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: oc_autotest
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: owncloud
     MYSQL_DATABASE: oc_autotest
+  command: [ "--max_allowed_packet=67108864" ]
   tmpfs:
     - /var/lib/mysql
 trigger: