diff --git a/tooz/drivers/mysql.py b/tooz/drivers/mysql.py
index 8dc26911..54385603 100644
--- a/tooz/drivers/mysql.py
+++ b/tooz/drivers/mysql.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MySQLLock(locking.Lock):
         self.acquired = False
         self._conn = MySQLDriver.get_connection(parsed_url, options, True)
 
-    def acquire(self, blocking=True, shared=False):
+    def acquire(self, blocking=True, shared=False, timeout=0):
 
         if shared:
             raise tooz.NotImplemented
@@ -58,14 +58,12 @@ class MySQLLock(locking.Lock):
                     raise _retry.TryAgain
                 return False
 
-            _, timeout = utils.convert_blocking(blocking)
             try:
                 if not self._conn.open:
                     self._conn.connect()
                 cur = self._conn.cursor()
                 cur.execute(
-                    ("SELECT GET_LOCK(%s, "
-                     f"{timeout if timeout is not None else '0'});"),
+                    (f"SELECT GET_LOCK(%s, {timeout});"),
                     self.name
                 )
                 # Can return NULL on error
diff --git a/tooz/tests/test_mysql.py b/tooz/tests/test_mysql.py
index c2a39419..3b3c49cc 100644
--- a/tooz/tests/test_mysql.py
+++ b/tooz/tests/test_mysql.py
@@ -92,7 +92,21 @@ class TestMySQLDriver(testcase.TestCase):
         c.start()
 
         name = tests.get_random_uuid()
-        blocking_value = 10.12
+        blocking_value = False
+        timeout = 10.1
+        lock = c.get_lock(name)
+        with mock.patch.object(lock, 'acquire', wraps=True, autospec=True) as \
+                mock_acquire:
+            with lock(blocking_value, timeout):
+                mock_acquire.assert_called_once_with(blocking_value, timeout)
+
+    @mock.patch("pymysql.Connect")
+    def test_parsing_blocking_settings(self, sql_mock):
+        c = self._create_coordinator("mysql://localhost:3306/test")
+        c.start()
+
+        name = tests.get_random_uuid()
+        blocking_value = True
         lock = c.get_lock(name)
         with mock.patch.object(lock, 'acquire', wraps=True, autospec=True) as \
                 mock_acquire: