diff --git a/setup/start/mysql.cnf b/setup/start/mysql.cnf
index cba076143..cce8eaef3 100644
--- a/setup/start/mysql.cnf
+++ b/setup/start/mysql.cnf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 performance_schema=OFF
 max_connections=50
 # on ec2, without this we get a sporadic connection drop when doing the initial migration
-max_allowed_packet=32M
+max_allowed_packet=64M
 
 # https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/mysql-utf8mb4
 character-set-server = utf8mb4