diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_database_image.yml b/.github/workflows/build_database_image.yml
index 6015a6e..75740ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_database_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_database_image.yml
@@ -50,4 +50,3 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
 
-
diff --git a/unipept-database/config/custom_mysql_config.cnf b/unipept-database/config/custom_mysql_config.cnf
index 598eaaa..0c4ddbc 100755
--- a/unipept-database/config/custom_mysql_config.cnf
+++ b/unipept-database/config/custom_mysql_config.cnf
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ secure-file-priv = ""
 local-infile=1
 default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 innodb_buffer_pool_size=2048M
+innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 0
+innodb_file_per_table