diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index ab8dd7fd..45e3f7a8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ server:
 spring:
   datasource:
     driver-class-name: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
-    url: jdbc:mysql://47.94.158.71:3306/dynamic-threadpool
+    url: jdbc:mysql://47.94.158.71:3306/dynamic-threadpool?characterEncoding=UTF-8
     username: root
     password: root