diff --git a/dblayeroo.php b/dblayeroo.php
index 98f31da..1f99bc9 100644
--- a/dblayeroo.php
+++ b/dblayeroo.php
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class dblayeroo
           $sql .= " ".$k[2];
         $i++;
       }
-      $sql .=")  ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;";
+      $sql .=")  ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;";
       break;
     case "pgsql":
       $sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ".