diff --git a/db.mariadb.yml b/db.mariadb.yml
index e27090d7819..d463011e6a6 100644
--- a/db.mariadb.yml
+++ b/db.mariadb.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
               --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
               --innodb_file_per_table=On
               --wait-timeout=28800
+              --skip-log-bin
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "m@0dl3ing"
       MYSQL_USER: moodle
diff --git a/db.mysql.yml b/db.mysql.yml
index 917bcc9aec6..45854f2d718 100644
--- a/db.mysql.yml
+++ b/db.mysql.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
     command: >
                 --character-set-server=utf8mb4
                 --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
+                --skip-log-bin
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "m@0dl3ing"
       MYSQL_USER: moodle