diff --git a/agatesql/table.py b/agatesql/table.py
index c813f30..bad725d 100644
--- a/agatesql/table.py
+++ b/agatesql/table.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import six
 import agate
 from sqlalchemy import Column, MetaData, Table, create_engine, dialects
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
-from sqlalchemy.types import BOOLEAN, DECIMAL, DATE, DATETIME, VARCHAR, Interval
+from sqlalchemy.types import BOOLEAN, DECIMAL, DATE, TIMESTAMP, VARCHAR, Interval
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.oracle import INTERVAL as ORACLE_INTERVAL
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import INTERVAL as POSTGRES_INTERVAL
 from sqlalchemy.schema import CreateTable
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SQL_TYPE_MAP = {
     agate.Boolean: BOOLEAN,
     agate.Number: DECIMAL,
     agate.Date: DATE,
-    agate.DateTime: DATETIME,
+    agate.DateTime: TIMESTAMP,
     agate.TimeDelta: None,  # See below
     agate.Text: VARCHAR
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ def make_sql_table(table, table_name, dialect=None, db_schema=None, constraints=
             if isinstance(column.data_type, agate.Text):
                 sql_type_kwargs['length'] = table.aggregate(agate.MaxLength(column_name))
 
-            sql_column_kwargs['nullable'] = table.aggregate(agate.HasNulls(column_name))
+            # Avoid errors due to NO_ZERO_DATE.
+            # @see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/sql-mode.html#sqlmode_no_zero_date
+            if not isinstance(column.data_type, agate.DateTime):
+                sql_column_kwargs['nullable'] = table.aggregate(agate.HasNulls(column_name))
 
         sql_table.append_column(make_sql_column(column_name, column, sql_type_kwargs, sql_column_kwargs))
 

diff --git a/tests/test_agatesql.py b/tests/test_agatesql.py
index 46fdd1e..a270222 100644
--- a/tests/test_agatesql.py
+++ b/tests/test_agatesql.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TestSQL(agate.AgateTestCase):
         self.assertIn('text VARCHAR(1) NOT NULL', statement)
         self.assertIn('boolean BOOLEAN', statement)
         self.assertIn('date DATE', statement)
-        self.assertIn('datetime DATETIME', statement)
+        self.assertIn('datetime TIMESTAMP', statement)
 
     def test_make_create_table_statement_no_constraints(self):
         statement = self.table.to_sql_create_statement('test_table', constraints=False)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class TestSQL(agate.AgateTestCase):
         self.assertIn('text VARCHAR', statement)
         self.assertIn('boolean BOOLEAN', statement)
         self.assertIn('date DATE', statement)
-        self.assertIn('datetime DATETIME', statement)
+        self.assertIn('datetime TIMESTAMP', statement)
 
     def test_make_create_table_statement_with_schema(self):
         statement = self.table.to_sql_create_statement('test_table', db_schema='test_schema')
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestSQL(agate.AgateTestCase):
         self.assertIn('text VARCHAR(1) NOT NULL', statement)
         self.assertIn('boolean BOOLEAN', statement)
         self.assertIn('date DATE', statement)
-        self.assertIn('datetime DATETIME', statement)
+        self.assertIn('datetime TIMESTAMP', statement)
 
     def test_make_create_table_statement_with_dialects(self):
         for dialect in ['mysql', 'postgresql', 'sqlite']:

DateTime columns can not be stored as DATETIME in sqlite
tests/test_agatesql.py::TestSQL::test_make_create_table_statement_no_constraints tests/test_agatesql.py::TestSQL::test_make_create_table_statement_with_schema tests/test_agatesql.py::TestSQL::test_to_sql_create_statement
tests/test_agatesql.py::TestSQL::test_make_create_table_statement_with_dialects