diff --git a/wordpress-persistent-disks/mysql.yaml b/wordpress-persistent-disks/mysql.yaml
index ffe4c40340..fbab6ea081 100644
--- a/wordpress-persistent-disks/mysql.yaml
+++ b/wordpress-persistent-disks/mysql.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - image: mysql:5.6
           name: mysql
+          args:
+            - "--ignore-db-dir=lost+found"
           env:
             - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
               valueFrom: