diff --git a/manifests/mysql.pp b/manifests/mysql.pp
index b05a7d9..4198789 100644
--- a/manifests/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/mysql.pp
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ class storyboard::mysql (
     host     => 'localhost',
     grant    => ['all'],
     charset  => 'utf8mb4',
+    collate  => 'utf8mb4_general_ci',
   }
 }