diff --git a/07-owncloud/docker-compose.owncloud.yml b/07-owncloud/docker-compose.owncloud.yml
index 7ebecaf..a8a8790 100644
--- a/07-owncloud/docker-compose.owncloud.yml
+++ b/07-owncloud/docker-compose.owncloud.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ services:
       - OWNCLOUD_DB_PASSWORD=owncloud
       - OWNCLOUD_DB_HOST=mariadb
       - OWNCLOUD_ADMIN_USERNAME=${ADMIN_USERNAME}
-      - OWNCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}      
+      - OWNCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
+      - OWNCLOUD_MYSQL_UTF8MB4=true
       - OWNCLOUD_REDIS_ENABLED=true
       - OWNCLOUD_REDIS_HOST=redis
     healthcheck:
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@ volumes:
   redis:
     driver: local
   mysql:
-    driver: local    
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+    driver: local
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