diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
index 823b32b697f..38d81f99f47 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ database=mysql
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic
 spring.datasource.username=root
 spring.datasource.password=petclinic
-# Uncomment this the first time the app runs
-# spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always
+# SQL is written to be idempotent so this is safe
+spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always