diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5dc1f1..70f0706 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Leek allows you to configure your bot just by using environment variables via th
 * SQL_USER: The user for the SQL connection (optional, but required if you want to use SQL support)
 * SQL_PASSWORD: The password for the SQL connection (optional, but required if you want to use SQL support)
 * SQL_DB: The name of the SQL database (optional, defaults to `discord`)
+* SQL_WARNINGS: The [warning filter](https://docs.python.org/3/library/warnings.html#warning-filter) used for the SQL warnings (optional, defaults to `ignore`)
 
 #### Hyperping
 
diff --git a/leek/__main__.py b/leek/__main__.py
index 8bd8bfc..8bdb918 100644
--- a/leek/__main__.py
+++ b/leek/__main__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+import warnings
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from discord import Cog, Intents
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         finally:
             LOGGER.info("Added cog %s", name)
 
+    warnings.filterwarnings(os.environ.get("SQL_WARNINGS", "ignore"), module="aiomysql")
+
     bot.run(os.environ["DISCORD_TOKEN"])