diff --git a/snapshot-common-db/src/main/resources/org/duracloud/snapshot/sql/snapshot-create-mysql.sql b/snapshot-common-db/src/main/resources/org/duracloud/snapshot/sql/snapshot-create-mysql.sql
index d605581c..c5b9db8b 100644
--- a/snapshot-common-db/src/main/resources/org/duracloud/snapshot/sql/snapshot-create-mysql.sql
+++ b/snapshot-common-db/src/main/resources/org/duracloud/snapshot/sql/snapshot-create-mysql.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -- Host: localhost    Database: snapshot
 -- ------------------------------------------------------
 -- Server version	5.5.38
-
+/*!40101 SET @saved_cs_client = 'utf8' */;
 /*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;
 /*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */;
 /*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;