diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/docker-compose.yml b/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 5f1773fbcc540..e3cb98cbc0851 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ services:
     image: mariadb
     restart: always
     environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: telegraf
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: telegraf
-      MYSQL_USER: telegraf
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: telegraf
-    command: mysqld --userstat=1
+      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: telegraf
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: telegraf
+      MARIADB_USER: telegraf
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: telegraf
+    command: --userstat=1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--connect", "--innodb_initialized"]
+      start_period: 10s
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
   percona:
     image: percona
     restart: always
@@ -30,12 +36,15 @@ services:
   telegraf:
     image: glinton/scratch
     depends_on:
-      - mysql
-      - maria
-      - percona
+      maria:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      mysql:
+        condition: service_started
+      percona:
+        condition: service_started
     volumes:
-      - ./telegraf.conf:/telegraf.conf
-      - ../../../../telegraf:/telegraf
+      - ./telegraf.conf:/telegraf.conf:z
+      - ../../../../telegraf:/telegraf:z
     entrypoint:
       - /telegraf
       - --config
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/telegraf.conf b/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/telegraf.conf
index 9aa4801eaa938..e40eaee6d6d4d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/telegraf.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mysql/dev/telegraf.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 ## mariadb
 #[[inputs.mysql]]
 #  servers = ["root:telegraf@tcp(maria:3306)/"]
+#  mariadb_dialect = true
 #  gather_table_schema = true
 #  gather_process_list = true
 #  gather_user_statistics = true