diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mariadb_func.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/mariadb_func.cpp
index 2a3c0b047..b814347d2 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mariadb_func.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mariadb_func.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ MYSQL* open_conn_db_flags(int port,
         set_ssl(conn);
     }
 
+    // MXS-2568: This fixes mxs1828_double_local_infile
+    mysql_optionsv(conn, MYSQL_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE, (void*)"1");
+
     mysql_real_connect(conn,
                        ip.c_str(),
                        user.c_str(),
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ MYSQL* open_conn_db_timeout(int port,
     mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT, &timeout);
     mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_WRITE_TIMEOUT, &timeout);
 
+    // MXS-2568: This fixes mxs1828_double_local_infile
+    mysql_optionsv(conn, MYSQL_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE, (void*)"1");
+
     if (ssl)
     {
         set_ssl(conn);