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lib/dialects/mysql/connector-manager.js

@@ -253,17 +253,25 @@ module.exports = (function() {
   }
 
   var connect = function(done, config) {
-    var emitter = new (require('events').EventEmitter)()
     config = config || this.config
 
-    var connection = mysql.createConnection({
+    var emitter = new (require('events').EventEmitter)()
+    var connectionConfig = {
       host: config.host,
       port: config.port,
       user: config.username,
       password: config.password,
       database: config.database,
       timezone: 'Z'
-    })
+    };
+
+    if (config.nodeMysql) {
+      Object.keys(config.nodeMysql).forEach(function (key) {
+        connectionConfig[key] = config.nodeMysql[key];
+      });
+    }
+
+    var connection = mysql.createConnection(connectionConfig);
 
     connection.connect(function(err) {
       if (err) {