diff --git a/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql b/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql
index b6a1d47fb2a02..b74761ebc488a 100644
--- a/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql
+++ b/docker/mysql-setup/init.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ create table if not exists metadata_aspect_v2 (
   createdfor                    varchar(255),
   constraint pk_metadata_aspect_v2 primary key (urn,aspect,version),
   INDEX timeIndex (createdon)
-);
+) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin;
 
 -- create default records for datahub user if not exists
 DROP TABLE if exists temp_metadata_aspect_v2;