diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 8b37796..efae840 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 default: &default
   adapter: mysql2
-  encoding: utf8
+  encoding: utf8mb4
   database: website
   pool: 5
   timeout: 5000