diff --git a/sql/updates/characters/2012_09_07_00_characters_characters.sql b/sql/updates/characters/2012_09_07_00_characters_characters.sql
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+ALTER TABLE `characters` MODIFY `name`
+    VARCHAR(12) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin NOT NULL;