diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
index 128780f..10564fa 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public function __construct(array $connection_options = array()) {
     );
     $connection_options['init_commands'] += array(
       'sql_mode' => "SET sql_mode = 'ANSI,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,STRICT_ALL_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER'",
+      'binlog_format' => "SET SESSION binlog_format = 'ROW'",
+      'set_transaction' => 'SET SESSION tx_isolation = 'READ-COMMITTED'",
     );
     // Set connection options.
     $this->exec(implode('; ', $connection_options['init_commands']));