diff --git a/database/relations.md b/database/relations.md
index 2d8ead82..e2e7c646 100644
--- a/database/relations.md
+++ b/database/relations.md
@@ -1176,7 +1176,18 @@ You may also specify an operator and count to further customize the query:
 $posts = Post::has('comments', '>=', 3)->get();
 ```
 
-> **NOTE**: MySQL strict mode can sometimes complain when using a `GROUP` column without a `GROUP BY` clause (in the above case, `COUNT()`). You can set the `strict` option to `false` in your database's connection configuration (i.e. `database.connections.mysql.strict`) to ignore this warning message.
+> **NOTE**: MySQL strict mode can sometimes complain when using a `GROUP` column without a `GROUP BY` clause (in the above case, `COUNT()`). To ignore this warning message, you can set the `strict` option to `false` in your database's connection configuration (i.e. `database.connections.mysql.strict`) or disable the `strict` option the time of running your query (see below).
+
+```php
+// Disable mysql strict mode
+config()->set('database.connections.mysql.strict', false);
+DB::reconnect();
+// Retrieve all posts that have three or more comments...
+$posts = Post::has('comments', '>=', 3)->get();
+// Re-enable mysql strict mode
+config()->set('database.connections.mysql.strict', true);
+DB::reconnect();
+```
 
 Nested `has` statements may also be constructed using "dot" notation. For example, you may retrieve all posts that have at least one comment and vote: