diff --git a/conf/grouper.hibernate.properties b/conf/grouper.hibernate.properties
index 913f75f..a198ae7 100644
--- a/conf/grouper.hibernate.properties
+++ b/conf/grouper.hibernate.properties
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ hibernate.connection.username         = #MYSQL_USER#
 # If you are using an empty password, depending upon your version of
 # Java and Ant you may need to specify a password of "".
 # Note: you can keep passwords external and encrypted: https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-122
-hibernate.connection.password         = #MYSQL_PASSWORD#
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+hibernate.connection.password         = #MYSQL_PASSWORD#
+
+
+hibernate.dialect               = org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5Dialect
+hibernate.connection.driver_class = com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
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