diff --git a/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.dev_docker_image b/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.dev_docker_image
index 98928503..d7f89083 100644
--- a/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.dev_docker_image
+++ b/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.dev_docker_image
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ CUSTOMIZATION="\
     sudo cp /opt/rh/httpd24/root/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-rh-python36-wsgi.conf /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-wsgi.conf && \
     sudo cp /opt/rh/httpd24/root/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_rh-python36-wsgi.so /etc/httpd/modules/ && \
     ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/a2enmod && \
+    sed -i -e 's/raise ImproperlyConfigured..mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer is required.*/pass/' /var/lib/openstack/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py && \
+    sed -i -e '/query.decode.errors=.replace../s/decode/encode/' /var/lib/openstack/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py && \
     sed -i 's/Listen 80/#Listen 80/' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf \
 "
 PYTHON3=yes
diff --git a/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.stable_docker_image b/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.stable_docker_image
index 0d14d5d9..bb1fac31 100644
--- a/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.stable_docker_image
+++ b/openstack/python-horizon/centos/stx-horizon.stable_docker_image
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ CUSTOMIZATION="\
     sudo cp /opt/rh/httpd24/root/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-rh-python36-wsgi.conf /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-wsgi.conf && \
     sudo cp /opt/rh/httpd24/root/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_rh-python36-wsgi.so /etc/httpd/modules/ && \
     ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/a2enmod && \
+    sed -i -e 's/raise ImproperlyConfigured..mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer is required.*/pass/' /var/lib/openstack/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py && \
+    sed -i -e '/query.decode.errors=.replace../s/decode/encode/' /var/lib/openstack/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py && \
     sed -i 's/Listen 80/#Listen 80/' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf \
 "
 PYTHON3=yes