diff --git a/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf b/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
index 2d4e1df2a..cf9e6ddd7 100644
--- a/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
+++ b/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ read_rnd_buffer_size = 256K
 net_buffer_length = 2K
 thread_stack = 128K
 
+# to avoid corruption on powerfailure
+default-storage-engine=innodb
+
 # Don't listen on a TCP/IP port at all. This can be a security enhancement,
 # if all processes that need to connect to mysqld run on the same host.
 # All interaction with mysqld must be made via Unix sockets or named pipes.