diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index d3b3e6c..2f9b1ec 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ return [
             'username'    => getenv('DB_USER'),
             'password'    => getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
             'unix_socket' => '',
-            'charset'     => 'utf8',
-            'collation'   => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
+            'charset'     => 'utf8mb4',
+            'collation'   => 'utf8mb4_general_ci',
             'prefix'      => '',
             'strict'      => true,
             'engine'      => null,