diff --git a/lib/mysql.js b/lib/mysql.js
index e8f7165c..0d544ac0 100644
--- a/lib/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/mysql.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ function generateOptions(settings) {
     'url',
     'engine',
     'collation',
+    'force',
   ];
   if (s.collation) {
     // Charset should be first 'chunk' of collation.