diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/dashboard.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/dashboard.pp
index 061e5b4fca..060e12d8c0 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/dashboard.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/dashboard.pp
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class openstack_project::dashboard(
     mysql_root_pw       => $mysql_password,
     passenger           => true,
   }
+
+  mysql::server::config { '50_innodb_file_per_table':
+    settings => '[mysqld]\ninnodb_file_per_table\n',
+  }
 }
 
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