diff --git a/utils/Knex.ts b/utils/Knex.ts
index 102640e..75b689a 100644
--- a/utils/Knex.ts
+++ b/utils/Knex.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default knex({
 		user: process.env.MYSQL_USER || 'root',
 		password: process.env.MYSQL_PASSWORD,
 		database: process.env.MYSQL_DATABASE || 'discordbots',
+		charset: 'utf8mb4'
 	},
 	debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
 })