diff --git a/config/config.php b/config/config.php
index feca47b564..f4ab6c4315 100644
--- a/config/config.php
+++ b/config/config.php
@@ -270,3 +270,5 @@ else
     unset($config->maxVersion);
     unset($config->ipdVersion);
 }
+
+if(strtolower($config->db->encoding) == 'utf8') $config->db->encoding = 'utf8mb4';