diff --git a/library/Icinga/Common/Database.php b/library/Icinga/Common/Database.php
index 4344f189e..32d21153f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Common/Database.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Common/Database.php
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ trait Database
             IcingaConfig::app()->get('global', 'config_resource')
         ));
 
-        $config->options = [
-            PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_OBJ,
-            PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET SESSION SQL_MODE='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE"
-                . ",ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'"
-        ];
+        $config->options = [PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_OBJ];
+        if ($config->db === 'mysql') {
+            $config->options[PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND] = "SET SESSION SQL_MODE='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES"
+                . ",NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'";
+        }
 
         return new Connection($config);
     }