diff --git a/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py b/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
index 0198b61f7baadc323690372686e641fd8a0206c0..beab82de815167f163d77077fe0da92e16077dae 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ if _settings.get("untis.database.enabled"):
             "PASSWORD": _settings.get("untis.database.password", None),
             "HOST": _settings.get("untis.database.host", "127.0.0.1"),
             "PORT": _settings.get("untis.database.port", 3306),
+            "OPTIONS": _settings.get("untis.database.options", {}),
         }
     }