diff --git a/lib/discovery.js b/lib/discovery.js
index a9cf6c2c..3c8a228d 100644
--- a/lib/discovery.js
+++ b/lib/discovery.js
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ function mixinDiscovery(MySQL, mysql) {
         }
         return 'Binary';
       case 'TINYINT':
-        // treat TINYINT(1) as boolean as it is aliased as BOOL and BOOLEAN in mysql
-        if (!options.treatTINYINT1AsTinyInt && columnType === 'tinyint(1)') {
+        // treat TINYINT as boolean as it is aliased as BOOL and BOOLEAN in mysql
+        if (!options.treatTINYINT1AsTinyInt && columnType.includes('tinyint')) {
           return 'Boolean';
         }
       case 'SMALLINT':
diff --git a/test/mysql.discover.test.js b/test/mysql.discover.test.js
index 4fd1f290..1296a66c 100644
--- a/test/mysql.discover.test.js
+++ b/test/mysql.discover.test.js
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ describe('Discover and build models', function() {
     context('with flag treatTINYINT1AsTinyInt = false', function() {
       let models, schema;
       before(discoverAndBuildModels);
-
       it('handles CHAR(1) as Boolean', function() {
         assert(schema.properties.enabled);
         assert.strictEqual(schema.properties.enabled.type, Boolean);
@@ -526,6 +525,11 @@ describe('Discover and build models', function() {
         assert.strictEqual(schema.properties.active.type, Boolean);
       });
 
+      it('handles TINYINT as Boolean', function() {
+        assert(schema.properties.archived);
+        assert.strictEqual(schema.properties.archived.type, Boolean);
+      });
+
       function discoverAndBuildModels(done) {
         db.discoverAndBuildModels('INVENTORY', {
           owner: 'STRONGLOOP',
diff --git a/test/schema.sql b/test/schema.sql
index 589b3d1b..43e45ff4 100644
--- a/test/schema.sql
+++ b/test/schema.sql
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `INVENTORY` (
   `AVAILABLE` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `TOTAL` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `ACTIVE` BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
+  `ARCHIVED` TINYINT DEFAULT 1,
   `DISABLED` BIT(1) DEFAULT 0,
   `ENABLED` CHAR(1) DEFAULT 'Y',
   PRIMARY KEY (`PRODUCT_ID`,`LOCATION_ID`),