diff --git a/flexiapi/database/migrations/2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php b/flexiapi/database/migrations/2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
index 1ee8089..84e3d1d 100644
--- a/flexiapi/database/migrations/2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
+++ b/flexiapi/database/migrations/2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
@@ -8,6 +8,30 @@ class CreatePasswordResetsTable extends Migration
 {
     public function up()
     {
+        if (config('database.default') == 'mysql'){
+          //Need to execute the workaround only if the variable sql_require_primary_key exists (>= mysql 8) and if it is set to true
+          $mysql_version = DB::statement("SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'version'");
+          if (0 !== preg_match('/(\d+\.?)+$/', $mysql_version, $matches)) {
+            echo 'original: ' . $version . '; extracted: ' . $matches[0] . PHP_EOL;
+            if (0 !== preg_match('/(^\d)/', $matches[0], $matches_start){
+              if ($matches_start >= 8){
+                DB::statement('SET SESSION sql_require_primary_key=0');
+              }
+              else{
+                //mysql isn't the version 8
+              }
+            }
+            else{
+              //error or no match found for first number in version string
+            }
+          }
+          else{
+            //error or no match found for version number in string
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          //database default isn't mysql
+        }
         Schema::create('password_resets', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->string('email')->index();
             $table->string('token');