diff --git a/web/api/app/Config/database.php.default b/web/api/app/Config/database.php.default
index be4e2a902..aeaba1cb1 100644
--- a/web/api/app/Config/database.php.default
+++ b/web/api/app/Config/database.php.default
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class DATABASE_CONFIG {
 		'password' => ZM_DB_PASS,
 		'database' => ZM_DB_NAME,
 		'prefix' => '',
-		//'encoding' => 'utf8',
+		'encoding' => 'utf8',
 	);
 
 	public $test = array(