diff --git a/fixtures/server-config.json b/fixtures/server-config.json
index 5a1b56cdcd..1710fd007a 100644
--- a/fixtures/server-config.json
+++ b/fixtures/server-config.json
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary"
+		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary?parseTime=True"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/signer-config.json b/fixtures/signer-config.json
index 780b7c5a27..6c2de985f3 100644
--- a/fixtures/signer-config.json
+++ b/fixtures/signer-config.json
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 	},
 	"storage": {
 		"backend": "mysql",
-		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary"
+		"db_url": "root@tcp(notarymysql:3306)/notary?parseTime=True"
 	}
 }