diff --git a/db/db.update.177.sql b/db/db.update.177.sql
index 23a5f6b..fd2302f 100644
--- a/db/db.update.177.sql
+++ b/db/db.update.177.sql
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ CREATE TABLE `events` (
 	`suggested_grades` VARCHAR( 64 ) NULL ,
 	`min_judges` INT NULL ,
 	`max_judges` INT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM ;
+) ENGINE = MYISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;