diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 94a1b4869..49189b8e9 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ commonpkgs:
       - libssl-dev
       - python3-dateutil
       - python3-m2crypto
-      - python3-mysqldb
       - python3-packaging
       - python3-lxml
       - git
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ commonpkgs:
       - python36-docker
       - python36-dateutil
       - python36-m2crypto
-      - python36-mysql
+      - python36-mysql: 1.3.12-2.el7
       - python36-packaging
       - python36-lxml
       - yum-utils
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 4b2ec3255..a38a8ce7b 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ analyst_salt_local() {
 	securityonion_repo
 	gpg_rpm_import
 	# Install salt
-	logCmd "yum -y install salt-minion-3004.2 httpd-tools python3 python36-docker python36-dateutil python36-m2crypto python36-mysql python36-packaging python36-lxml yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 openssl jq"
+	logCmd "yum -y install salt-minion-3004.2 httpd-tools python3 python36-docker python36-dateutil python36-m2crypto python36-mysql-1.3.12-2.el7.x86_64 python36-packaging python36-lxml yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 openssl jq"
 	logCmd "yum -y update --exclude=salt*"
 
 	salt-call state.apply workstation --local --file-root=../salt/ -l info 2>&1 | tee -a outfile
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ saltify() {
 		fi
 		set_progress_str 8 'Installing salt-minion & python modules'
 			if [[ ! ( $is_iso || $is_analyst_iso ) ]]; then
-				logCmd "yum -y install salt-minion-3004.2 httpd-tools python3 python36-docker python36-dateutil python36-m2crypto python36-mysql python36-packaging python36-lxml yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 openssl jq"
+				logCmd "yum -y install salt-minion-3004.2 httpd-tools python3 python36-docker python36-dateutil python36-m2crypto python36-mysql-1.3.12-2.el7.x86_64 python36-packaging python36-lxml yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 openssl jq"
 				logCmd "yum -y update --exclude=salt*"
 			fi
 		logCmd "systemctl enable salt-minion"