diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index a8327ea6..b1dc650e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:14.04
+FROM ubuntu:16.04
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y sudo
 
 RUN \
     groupadd dev && \
@@ -8,12 +10,11 @@ RUN \
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 
 RUN \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get -y install \
+    apt -y install \
     sudo git vim wget \
     nginx \
     python-dev python3-dev python-pip \
-    libmysqlclient-dev mysql-client-5.6 mysql-server-5.6 libffi-dev\
+    libmysqlclient-dev mysql-client mysql-server libffi-dev\
     npm && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/* && \
diff --git a/docker/scripts/api-init-db b/docker/scripts/api-init-db
index edad5421..f269f8d0 100755
--- a/docker/scripts/api-init-db
+++ b/docker/scripts/api-init-db
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 [[ ${DEBUG_MODE} ]] && set -x
 mysql --no-defaults -S ${SQL_DIR}/mysql.socket -e 'CREATE DATABASE refstack;'
+mysql --no-defaults -S ${SQL_DIR}/mysql.socket -e 'set @@global.show_compatibility_56=ON;'
+
 cd /home/dev/refstack
-.venv/bin/python bin/refstack-manage upgrade --revision head
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv/bin/python bin/refstack-manage upgrade --revision head