diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index d35cff934..e8d04bab8 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ return [
             'database'  => 'database',
             'username'  => 'root',
             'password'  => '',
-            'charset'   => 'utf8',
-            'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
+            'charset'   => 'utf8mb4',
+            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
             'prefix'    => '',
         ],