diff --git a/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php b/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
index 9681b8c7..68169146 100644
--- a/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
+++ b/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Database
 
     public function connect(): void
     {
-        $dsn     = 'mysql:host=' . $this->host . ';dbname=' . $this->database . ';port=3306;charset=utf8';
+        $dsn     = 'mysql:host=' . $this->host . ';dbname=' . $this->database . ';port=3306;charset=utf8mb4';
         $options = array('placeholders' => array());
 
         $this->pdo = new \PDO($dsn, $this->user, $this->password, $options);