diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 569f2b94..bb8bd248 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 # $Id$
 
+Version 2.0 ()
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    * Use Smarty for backend display output
 
 Version 1.7 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * Added to use MyISAM handler for s9y tables (we do not use InnoDB
+      features, but rely on MyISAM fulltext)
+          
     * fixed defaultBaseURL did not show up installer. Thanks to onli.
       Follow up from c292bad
 
diff --git a/include/db/mysql.inc.php b/include/db/mysql.inc.php
index 787d88ca..f4c404cf 100644
--- a/include/db/mysql.inc.php
+++ b/include/db/mysql.inc.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function serendipity_db_schema_import($query) {
     }
 
     $query = trim(str_replace($search, $replace, $query));
-
+    serendipity_db_query("SET storage_engine=MYISAM");
     if ($query[0] == '@') {
         // Errors are expected to happen (like duplicate index creation)
         return serendipity_db_query(substr($query, 1), false, 'both', false, false, false, true);
diff --git a/include/db/mysqli.inc.php b/include/db/mysqli.inc.php
index 549d6e41..356ec795 100644
--- a/include/db/mysqli.inc.php
+++ b/include/db/mysqli.inc.php
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ function serendipity_db_schema_import($query) {
         }
     }
 
+    serendipity_db_query("SET storage_engine=MYISAM");
+
     $query = trim(str_replace($search, $replace, $query));
     if ($query[0] == '@') {
         // Errors are expected to happen (like duplicate index creation)