diff --git a/api/src/Db.php b/api/src/Db.php
index d7a19e9e56..9eab22ccc3 100644
--- a/api/src/Db.php
+++ b/api/src/Db.php
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class Db
 					$this->set_capabilities($Type,$this->ServerInfo['version']);
 
 					// switch off MySQL 5.7+ ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY sql_mode
-					if (substr($this->Type, 0, 5) == 'mysql' && $this->ServerInfo['version'] > 5.7 && $this->ServerInfo['version'] < 10.0)
+					if (substr($this->Type, 0, 5) == 'mysql' && $this->ServerInfo['version'] >= 5.7 && $this->ServerInfo['version'] < 10.0)
 					{
 						$this->query("SET SESSION sql_mode=(SELECT REPLACE(@@sql_mode,'ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY',''))", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 					}