diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
index 83d509da4..07698f832 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public class MySqlPlatform extends DatabasePlatform {
     this.openQuote = "`";
     this.closeQuote = "`";
     // use pipe for escaping as it depends if mysql runs in no_backslash_escapes or not.
-    this.likeClauseRaw = "like ? escape ''";
-    this.likeClauseEscaped = "like ? escape '|'";
+    this.likeClauseRaw = "like ? escape''";
+    this.likeClauseEscaped = "like ? escape'|'";
 
     this.forwardOnlyHintOnFindIterate = true;
     this.booleanDbType = Types.BIT;