diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/ui/views/MySQLConnectionPage.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/ui/views/MySQLConnectionPage.java
index a44b7209748c242c52960ff266f47c524db95ff1..933ab1de026e563f1d9d68e849d7bf8deb06c373 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/ui/views/MySQLConnectionPage.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql.ui/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/ui/views/MySQLConnectionPage.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class MySQLConnectionPage extends ConnectionPageAbstract implements IComp
 {
     // disable Server time zone manage - it confuses users and makes very little sense
     // as now we use server timestamp format by default
-    private static final boolean MANAGE_SERVER_TIME_ZONE = false;
+    private static final boolean MANAGE_SERVER_TIME_ZONE = true;
 
     private Text hostText;
     private Text portText;