diff --git a/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml b/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
index 53dac62..40e493e 100644
--- a/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
     login_host: "{{ seafile_db_server }}"
     login_user: sqladmin
     login_password: "{{ mysql_admin_pass }}"
+    encoding: utf8
+    collation: utf8_general_ci
     state: present
   with_items:
     - "{{ seafile_db_seafile }}"