diff --git a/api/database/migrations/005_utf8_migration.up.sql b/api/database/migrations/005_utf8_migration.up.sql
index fb79afca..9d0630ff 100644
--- a/api/database/migrations/005_utf8_migration.up.sql
+++ b/api/database/migrations/005_utf8_migration.up.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 -- Migrate all tables in database to use utf8 for better language support
-ALTER TABLE access_token CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE album CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE photo CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE photo_exif CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE photo_url CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE share_token CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE site_info CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
-ALTER TABLE user CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
+ALTER TABLE access_token CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE album CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE photo CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE photo_exif CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE photo_url CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE share_token CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE site_info CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+ALTER TABLE user CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;