diff --git a/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/sqlstore.go b/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
index b77a98c..4e121ad 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/sqlstore.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ func New(c *Config) *sqlstore {
 	// write log statement
 	log.Infof("Connected to %s database: %s", c.Driver, c.Name)
 
+	// Driver specific database options
+	if c.Driver == "mysql" {
+		// Because SQLite doesn't have CONCAT, tell MySQL to accept pipes for concatenating string columns
+		db.Exec("SET sql_mode=PIPES_AS_CONCAT;")
+	}
+
 	// run migrations
 	db.Migrate()