diff --git a/lib/database-cleaner.js b/lib/database-cleaner.js
index f7fa04a..c82b70e 100644
--- a/lib/database-cleaner.js
+++ b/lib/database-cleaner.js
@@ -47,45 +47,54 @@ var DatabaseCleaner = module.exports = function(type, config) {
   };
 
   cleaner['mysql'] = function(db, callback) {
-    db.query('show tables', function(err, tables) {
+    db.query('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0', function(err) {
       if (err) return callback(err);
 
-      var database = db.config.connectionConfig ?
-        db.config.connectionConfig.database : db.config.database;
+      db.query('show global variables like "lower_case_table_names"', function(err, values) {
 
-      var count  = 0;
-      var length = tables.length;
-      var tableName = 'Tables_in_' + database;
-      var skippedTables = config.mysql.skipTables;
-      var strategy = config.mysql.strategy || 'deletion';
-      if (strategy !== 'deletion' && strategy !== 'truncation') {
-        return callback(new Error('Invalid deletion strategy: ' + strategy));
-      }
+        var lowerCaseTableNames = values[0]['Value'] === 2;
 
-      if(length === 0) {
-        // The database is empty
-        return callback();
-      }
+        db.query('show full tables where Table_Type != "VIEW"', function(err, tables) {
+          if (err) return callback(err);
 
-      tables.forEach(function(table) {
-        if (skippedTables.indexOf(table[tableName]) === -1) {
-          var statement = strategy === 'deletion' ? 'DELETE FROM ' : 'TRUNCATE TABLE '
-          db.query(statement + table[tableName], function(err) {
-            if(err) {
-              return callback(err);
-            }
+          var database = db.config.connectionConfig ?
+              db.config.connectionConfig.database : db.config.database;
 
-            count++;
-            if (count >= length) {
-              callback();
+          var count  = 0;
+          var length = tables.length;
+          var tableName = 'Tables_in_' + (lowerCaseTableNames ? database.toLowerCase() : database);
+          var skippedTables = config.mysql.skipTables;
+          var strategy = config.mysql.strategy || 'deletion';
+          if (strategy !== 'deletion' && strategy !== 'truncation') {
+            return callback(new Error('Invalid deletion strategy: ' + strategy));
+          }
+
+          if(length === 0) {
+            // The database is empty
+            return callback();
+          }
+
+          tables.forEach(function(table) {
+            if (skippedTables.indexOf(table[tableName]) === -1) {
+              var statement = (strategy === 'deletion') ? 'DELETE FROM ' : 'TRUNCATE TABLE ';
+              db.query(statement + table[tableName], function(err) {
+                if(err) {
+                  return callback(err);
+                }
+
+                count++;
+                if (count >= length) {
+                  callback();
+                }
+              });
+            } else {
+              count++;
+              if (count >= length) {
+                callback();
+              }
             }
           });
-        } else {
-          count++;
-          if (count >= length) {
-            callback();
-          }
-        }
+        });
       });
     });
   };
diff --git a/test/mysql.test.js b/test/mysql.test.js
index 6eb9499..db579ef 100644
--- a/test/mysql.test.js
+++ b/test/mysql.test.js
@@ -4,17 +4,14 @@ var should = require('should'),
     async = require('async'),
     databaseCleaner;
 
+var config = {
+  host: process.env.MYSQL_HOST || 'localhost',
+  user: 'root',
+  database: 'database_cleaner'
+}
 var mysql = require('mysql'),
-    client = new mysql.createConnection({
-      host: process.env.MYSQL_HOST || 'localhost',
-      user: 'root',
-      database: 'database_cleaner'
-    }),
-    pool = new mysql.createPool({
-      host: process.env.MYSQL_HOST || 'localhost',
-      user: 'root',
-      database: 'database_cleaner'
-    });
+    client = new mysql.createConnection(config),
+    pool = new mysql.createPool(config);
 
 var queryClient = _.curry(function(query, values, next) {
   client.query(query, values, next);
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ var queryClient = _.curry(function(query, values, next) {
 
 describe('mysql', function() {
   beforeEach(function(done) {
-    client.query('CREATE DATABASE database_cleaner', function(err) {
+    client.query('CREATE DATABASE ' + config.database, function(err) {
       if (err && err.number != mysql.ERROR_DB_CREATE_EXISTS) {
         throw err;
       }
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ describe('mysql', function() {
 
 describe('mysql empty', function() {
    beforeEach(function(done) {
-    client.query('CREATE DATABASE database_cleaner', function(err) {
+    client.query('CREATE DATABASE ' + config.database, function(err) {
       if (err && err.number != mysql.ERROR_DB_CREATE_EXISTS) {
         throw err;
       }