diff --git a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index 02921ad38..0adcb9ed9 100644
--- a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class Application extends App {
 		});
 		$container->registerMiddleware('SharingMiddleware');
 
+		$container->registerService('databaseType', function($container) {
+			return $container->getServer()->getConfig()->getSystemValue('dbtype', 'sqlite');
+		});
+
 		// Delete user/group acl entries when they get deleted
 		/** @var IUserManager $userManager */
 		$userManager = $server->getUserManager();
diff --git a/lib/Db/Card.php b/lib/Db/Card.php
index 2c2ba7a39..a93309f1c 100644
--- a/lib/Db/Card.php
+++ b/lib/Db/Card.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 	protected $archived = false;
 	protected $duedate = null;
 
+	private $databaseType = 'sqlite';
+
 	const DUEDATE_FUTURE = 0;
 	const DUEDATE_NEXT = 1;
 	const DUEDATE_NOW = 2;
@@ -58,10 +60,17 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 		$this->addResolvable('owner');
 	}
 
-	public function getDuedate() {
+	public function setDatabaseType($type) {
+		$this->databaseType = $type;
+	}
+
+	public function getDuedate($isoFormat = false) {
 		if($this->duedate === null)
 			return null;
 		$dt = new DateTime($this->duedate);
+		if (!$isoFormat && $this->databaseType === 'mysql') {
+			return $dt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+		}
 		return $dt->format('c');
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 				$json['overdue'] = self::DUEDATE_OVERDUE;
 			}
 		}
-		$json['duedate'] = $this->getDuedate();
+		$json['duedate'] = $this->getDuedate(true);
 		return $json;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Db/CardMapper.php b/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
index e5f4fa284..2d633f21b 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
@@ -32,14 +32,22 @@ class CardMapper extends DeckMapper implements IPermissionMapper {
 
 	private $labelMapper;
 	private $userManager;
+	private $databaseType;
 
-	public function __construct(IDBConnection $db, LabelMapper $labelMapper, IUserManager $userManager) {
+	public function __construct(
+		IDBConnection $db,
+		LabelMapper $labelMapper,
+		IUserManager $userManager,
+		$databaseType
+	) {
 		parent::__construct($db, 'deck_cards', '\OCA\Deck\Db\Card');
 		$this->labelMapper = $labelMapper;
 		$this->userManager = $userManager;
+		$this->databaseType = $databaseType;
 	}
 
 	public function insert(Entity $entity) {
+		$entity->setDatabaseType($this->databaseType);
 		$entity->setCreatedAt(time());
 		$entity->setLastModified(time());
 		return parent::insert($entity);
@@ -141,4 +149,4 @@ class CardMapper extends DeckMapper implements IPermissionMapper {
 	}
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php b/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
index 184c5b569..a81df4c2c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
@@ -99,4 +99,11 @@ class CardTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		], $card->jsonSerialize());
 	}
 
+	public function testMysqlDateFallback() {
+		$date = new DateTime();
+		$card = new Card();
+		$card->setDuedate($date->format('c'));
+		$card->setDatabaseType('mysql');
+		$this->assertEquals($date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $card->getDuedate(false));
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file