diff --git a/sql/dj_setup_database.in b/sql/dj_setup_database.in
index d6703d3760..96c4f24e8a 100755
--- a/sql/dj_setup_database.in
+++ b/sql/dj_setup_database.in
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ symfony_console()
 	if [ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]; then
 		DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL ${WEBAPPDIR}/bin/console -v $ARG "$@"
 	else
-		${WEBAPPDIR}/bin/console -v $ARG "$@"
+		DATABASE_URL="mysql://domjudge:simplepw@sqlserver:3306/domjudge?serverVersion=5.7.0" ${WEBAPPDIR}/bin/console -v $ARG "$@"
 	fi
 
 	# Make sure any generated cache data has the right permissions if we ran as root.
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ bare-install|install)
 	cat ~/.my.cnf
 	echo "----- snap"
 	symfony_console cache:clear
-	symfony_console domjudge:load-default-data
 	DBUSER=$domjudge_DBUSER PASSWD=$domjudge_PASSWD symfony_console domjudge:load-default-data
 	if [ "$1" = "install" ]; then
 		install_examples