diff --git a/redash/query_runner/mysql.py b/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
index b53c435e68..62c9e5bdd1 100644
--- a/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
+++ b/redash/query_runner/mysql.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def _get_tables(self, schema):
 
         for row in results['rows']:
             if row['table_schema'] != self.configuration['db']:
-                table_name = '{}.{}'.format(row['table_schema'], row['table_name'])
+                table_name = u'{}.{}'.format(row['table_schema'], row['table_name'])
             else:
                 table_name = row['table_name']