diff --git a/go/logic/applier.go b/go/logic/applier.go
index e798596..cabd66a 100644
--- a/go/logic/applier.go
+++ b/go/logic/applier.go
@@ -414,7 +414,28 @@ func (this *Applier) ApplyIterationInsertQuery() (chunkSize int64, rowsAffected
 	if err != nil {
 		return chunkSize, rowsAffected, duration, err
 	}
-	sqlResult, err := sqlutils.Exec(this.db, query, explodedArgs...)
+
+	sqlResult, err := func() (gosql.Result, error) {
+		tx, err := this.db.Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, err := tx.Exec(`SET
+			SESSION time_zone = '+00:00',
+			sql_mode = CONCAT(@@session.sql_mode, ',STRICT_ALL_TABLES')
+			`); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		result, err := tx.Exec(query, explodedArgs...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return result, nil
+	}()
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return chunkSize, rowsAffected, duration, err
 	}
diff --git a/localtests/tz-datetime-ts/create.sql b/localtests/tz-datetime-ts/create.sql
index 958e8fd..6d2ca2a 100644
--- a/localtests/tz-datetime-ts/create.sql
+++ b/localtests/tz-datetime-ts/create.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ create table gh_ost_test (
   i int not null,
   ts0 timestamp default current_timestamp,
   ts1 timestamp,
-  ts2 timestamp,
+  ts2 datetime,
   t   datetime,
   updated tinyint unsigned default 0,
   primary key(id),
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ create event gh_ost_test
   enable
   do
 begin
+  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 7, null, now(), now(), '2010-10-20 10:20:30', 0);
+
   insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 11, null, now(), now(), '2010-10-20 10:20:30', 0);
   update gh_ost_test set ts2=now() + interval 10 minute, updated = 1 where i = 11 order by id desc limit 1;
 
   set session time_zone='system';
-  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 11, null, now(), now(), '2010-10-20 10:20:30', 0);
+  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 13, null, now(), now(), '2010-10-20 10:20:30', 0);
   update gh_ost_test set ts2=now() + interval 10 minute, updated = 1 where i = 13 order by id desc limit 1;
 
   set session time_zone='+00:00';