diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 44285f415..bbd8fae88 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -104,8 +104,19 @@ matrix:
 
 install:
   - set POCO_BASE=%CD%
-  - set PATH=c:\cygwin\bin;%PATH%
   - set PATH=C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;%PATH%
+  - ps: |
+      if ($env:builder -eq "cygwin")
+      {
+        if ($env:platform -eq "Win32")
+        {
+          $env:PATH = "c:\cygwin\bin;" + $env:PATH
+        }
+        if ($env:platform -eq "x64")
+        {
+          $env:PATH = "c:\cygwin64\bin;" + $env:PATH
+        }
+      }
   - uname -a
   - cat /proc/cpuinfo
   - cat /proc/meminfo
@@ -132,8 +143,8 @@ install:
   - ps: |
       if ($env:builder -eq "cmake")
       {
-        $env:PATH = $env:ChocolateyInstall + "\bin" + ";" + $env:PATH
-        $env:PATH = $env:ChocolateyInstall + "\lib\jom\content" + ";" + $env:PATH
+        $env:PATH = $env:ChocolateyInstall + "\bin;" + $env:PATH
+        $env:PATH = $env:ChocolateyInstall + "\lib\jom\content;" + $env:PATH
       }
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -281,10 +292,10 @@ before_build:
             copy $from $to
           }
         }
+        $env:MYSQL_PWD="Password12!"
+        $cmd = 'mysql -e "create database pocotestdb;" --user=root';
+        iex "& $cmd"
       }
-      $env:MYSQL_PWD="Password12!"
-      $cmd = 'mysql -e "create database pocotestdb;" --user=root';
-      iex "& $cmd"
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------