diff --git a/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist b/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
index ef5cabf8..4a0750a5 100644
--- a/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
+++ b/config/autoload/entity-manager.local.php.dist
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ return [
             'driver' => 'pdo_mysql',
             'host' => 'shlink_db_mysql',
             'dbname' => 'shlink',
-            'charset' => 'utf8',
+            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
         ],
     ],