diff --git a/config/global.ini.php b/config/global.ini.php
index b8225832e2a1..0e9cf1d4c97a 100644
--- a/config/global.ini.php
+++ b/config/global.ini.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 type = InnoDB
 schema = Mysql
 charset = utf8mb4
+collation = utf8mb4_general_ci
 enable_ssl = 0
 ssl_ca =
 ssl_cert =