diff --git a/lib/mysql_connection.cpp b/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
index 5f0aef9d6..23e42c52b 100644
--- a/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
+++ b/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ void MySQL_Connection::connect_start() {
 	}
 	mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_SET_CHARSET_NAME, c->csname);
 	if (parent->port) {
-		async_exit_status=mysql_real_connect_start(&ret_mysql, mysql, parent->address, userinfo->username, userinfo->password, userinfo->schemaname, parent->port, NULL, 0);
+		async_exit_status=mysql_real_connect_start(&ret_mysql, mysql, parent->address, userinfo->username, userinfo->password, userinfo->schemaname, parent->port, NULL, CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS);
 	} else {
-		async_exit_status=mysql_real_connect_start(&ret_mysql, mysql, "localhost", userinfo->username, userinfo->password, userinfo->schemaname, parent->port, parent->address, 0);
+		async_exit_status=mysql_real_connect_start(&ret_mysql, mysql, "localhost", userinfo->username, userinfo->password, userinfo->schemaname, parent->port, parent->address, CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS);
 	}
 	fd=mysql_get_socket(mysql);
 }