diff --git a/app/config/config.yml b/app/config/config.yml
index 23d47125b2..61fd3f258e 100644
--- a/app/config/config.yml
+++ b/app/config/config.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ doctrine:
                 dbname: '%database_name%'
                 user: '%database_user%'
                 password: '%database_password%'
-                charset: UTF8
+                charset: utf8mb4
     orm:
         auto_generate_proxy_classes: '%kernel.debug%'
         naming_strategy: doctrine.orm.naming_strategy.underscore
diff --git a/app/config/dfs/dfs.yml b/app/config/dfs/dfs.yml
index 026467705b..3908ac1bfd 100644
--- a/app/config/dfs/dfs.yml
+++ b/app/config/dfs/dfs.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ doctrine:
                 user: "%dfs_database_user%"
                 password: "%dfs_database_password%"
                 dbname: "%dfs_database_name%"
-                charset: UTF8
+                charset: utf8mb4
 
 # define the flysystem handler
 oneup_flysystem: