diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql.go b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql.go
index 6b08adb8491..42b8fb5fe7c 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ func NewInstanceSettings(logger log.Logger) datasource.InstanceFactoryFunc {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			cnnstr += "&tls=" + tlsConfigString
+		} else if tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify {
+			cnnstr += "&tls=skip-verify"
 		}
 
 		if dsInfo.JsonData.Timezone != "" {