diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/DatabaseConfig.php b/framework/core/src/Install/DatabaseConfig.php
index 0fb350a7c..df6dcd1fa 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Install/DatabaseConfig.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/DatabaseConfig.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class DatabaseConfig implements Arrayable
             'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
             'prefix'    => $this->prefix,
             'strict'    => false,
-            'engine'    => null,
+            'engine'    => 'InnoDB',
             'prefix_indexes' => true
         ];
     }