diff --git a/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh b/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
index b6be46f77..29c413b38 100644
--- a/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
+++ b/apps/db_assembler/includes/functions.sh
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function dbasm_db_import() {
 
     export MYSQL_PWD=$MYSQL_PASS
     
-	"$DB_MYSQL_EXEC" -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$MYSQL_USER" "$dbname" < "${OUTPUT_FOLDER}${database}_${type}.sql"
+	"$DB_MYSQL_EXEC" -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$MYSQL_USER" --default-character-set=utf8 "$dbname" < "${OUTPUT_FOLDER}${database}_${type}.sql"
 	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 		err=$("$DB_MYSQL_EXEC" -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$MYSQL_USER" "$dbname" 2>&1 )
 		if [[ "$err" == *"Access denied"* ]]; then