diff --git a/sql/create/create_mysql.sql b/sql/create/create_mysql.sql
index c7b203cd273..6dd3da0f50c 100644
--- a/sql/create/create_mysql.sql
+++ b/sql/create/create_mysql.sql
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ GRANT USAGE ON * . * TO 'trinity'@'localhost';
 
 CREATE DATABASE `world` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
-CREATE DATABASE `characters` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
+CREATE DATABASE `characters` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
-CREATE DATABASE `auth` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
+CREATE DATABASE `auth` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 
 CREATE DATABASE `hotfixes` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;