diff --git a/databases/mysql/README.md b/databases/mysql/README.md
index 882c1a1..a111f3c 100644
--- a/databases/mysql/README.md
+++ b/databases/mysql/README.md
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@ Inputs
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
-| delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `900` | no |
+| evaluation_delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `900` | no |
 | environment | Environment | string | - | yes |
 | filter_tags_use_defaults | Use default filter tags convention | string | `true` | no |
 | filter_tags_custom | Tags used for custom filtering when filter_tags_use_defaults is false | string | `*` | no |
 | mysql_connection_threshold_critical | Maximum critical acceptable percent of connections | string | `80` | no |
 | mysql_connection_threshold_warning | Maximum warning acceptable percent of connections | string | `70` | no |
+| mysql_connection_silenced | Groups to mute mysql connection monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
+| mysql_connection_message | Custom message for MySQL connection monitor | string | `` | no |
 | mysql_thread_threshold_critical | Maximum critical acceptable number of threads | string | `500` | no |
 | mysql_thread_threshold_warning | Maximum warning acceptable number of threads | string | `400` | no |
+| mysql_thread_silenced | Groups to mute mysql threads monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
+| mysql_thread_message | Custom message for MySQL thread monitor | string | `` | no |
 | message | Message sent when a monitor is triggered | string | - | yes |
 
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diff --git a/databases/mysql/mon-mysql.tf b/databases/mysql/mon-mysql.tf
index 9ce75cc..0c8b752 100644
--- a/databases/mysql/mon-mysql.tf
+++ b/databases/mysql/mon-mysql.tf
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ data "template_file" "filter" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_connections_15min" {
-  name    = "[${var.environment}] Mysql Connections > {{#is_alert}}{{threshold}}%{{/is_alert}}{{#is_warning}}{{warn_threshold}}%{{/is_warning}} ({{value}}%)"
-  message = "${var.message}"
-  type    = "query alert"
+resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_connection_too_high" {
+  name    = "[${var.environment}] Mysql Connections {{comparator}} {{#is_alert}}{{threshold}}%{{/is_alert}}{{#is_warning}}{{warn_threshold}}%{{/is_warning}} ({{value}}%)"
+  message = "${coalesce(var.mysql_connection_message, var.message)}"
+  type    = "metric alert"
 
   query = <<EOF
     avg(last_15m): (
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_connections_15min" {
   timeout_h           = 0
   include_tags        = true
 
+  silenced = "${var.mysql_connection_silenced}"
+
   tags = ["env:${var.environment}", "resource:mysql"]
 }
 
-resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_thread_5min" {
-  name    = "[${var.environment}] Mysql threads > {{#is_alert}}{{threshold}}%{{/is_alert}}{{#is_warning}}{{warn_threshold}}%{{/is_warning}} ({{value}}%)"
-  message = "${var.message}"
-  type    = "query alert"
+resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_thread_too_high" {
+  name    = "[${var.environment}] Mysql threads {{comparator}} {{#is_alert}}{{threshold}}%{{/is_alert}}{{#is_warning}}{{warn_threshold}}%{{/is_warning}} ({{value}}%)"
+  message = "${coalesce(var.mysql_thread_message, var.message)}"
+  type    = "metric alert"
 
   query = <<EOF
     avg(last_5m): (
@@ -60,5 +62,7 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_thread_5min" {
   timeout_h           = 0
   include_tags        = true
 
+  silenced = "${var.mysql_thread_silenced}"
+
   tags = ["env:${var.environment}", "resource:mysql"]
 }