diff --git a/Data/MySQL/include/Poco/Data/MySQL/Connector.h b/Data/MySQL/include/Poco/Data/MySQL/Connector.h
index c7f70b26b..35a20c20c 100644
--- a/Data/MySQL/include/Poco/Data/MySQL/Connector.h
+++ b/Data/MySQL/include/Poco/Data/MySQL/Connector.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
 	static void unregisterConnector();
 		/// Unregisters the Connector under the Keyword Connector::KEY at the Poco::Data::SessionFactory
 
-	static Poco::Mutex _mutex;
+	static Poco::FastMutex _mutex;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/Data/MySQL/src/Connector.cpp b/Data/MySQL/src/Connector.cpp
index 3afac3073..3b7bf841e 100644
--- a/Data/MySQL/src/Connector.cpp
+++ b/Data/MySQL/src/Connector.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace MySQL {
 
 
 std::string Connector::KEY(POCO_DATA_MYSQL_CONNECTOR_NAME);
-Poco::Mutex Connector::_mutex;
+Poco::FastMutex Connector::_mutex;
 
 
 Connector::Connector()
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Poco::AutoPtr<Poco::Data::SessionImpl> Connector::createSession(const std::strin
 {
 	static bool initDone = false;
 	{
-		Poco::Mutex::ScopedLock l(_mutex);
+		Poco::FastMutex::ScopedLock l(_mutex);
 		if (!initDone)
 		{
 			if (mysql_library_init(0, 0, 0) != 0)
diff --git a/Data/MySQL/testsuite/run-tests.sh b/Data/MySQL/testsuite/run-tests.sh
index 79be0fa81..93be91553 100755
--- a/Data/MySQL/testsuite/run-tests.sh
+++ b/Data/MySQL/testsuite/run-tests.sh
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ MYSQL_DOCKER_VER=latest
 # trying to conect prematurely will fail, 10s should be enough wait time
 MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT=10
 
-echo "running mysql docker container"
-docker run -p 3306:3306 --name poco-test-mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=poco -e MYSQL_DATABASE=pocotestdb -d mysql:$MYSQL_DOCKER_VER
+echo "running poco-test-mysql docker container"
+docker run -p 3306:3306 --name poco-test-mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=poco -e MYSQL_DATABASE=pocotestdb -d mysql:$MYSQL_DOCKER_VER > /dev/null
 
-echo "container up and running, sleeping $MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT seconds waiting for mysql db to start ..."
+echo "poco-test-mysql container up and running, sleeping $MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT seconds waiting for db to start ..."
 sleep $MYSQL_DB_START_WAIT
 
 ./bin/Linux/x86_64/testrunner -all
 
-echo "stopping mysql docker container"
-docker stop poco-test-mysql
+echo "stopping poco-test-mysql docker container"
+docker stop poco-test-mysql > /dev/null
 
-echo "removing mysql docker container"
-docker rm poco-test-mysql
+echo "removing poco-test-mysql docker container"
+docker rm poco-test-mysql > /dev/null