diff --git a/examples/mysql-cinder-pd/mysql.yaml b/examples/mysql-cinder-pd/mysql.yaml
index e9472e7aea..e224d0afe1 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-cinder-pd/mysql.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql-cinder-pd/mysql.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ spec:
           cpu: 0.5
       image: mysql
       name: mysql
+      args:
+        - "--ignore-db-dir"
+        - "lost+found"
       env:
         - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
           # change this