diff --git a/_posts/07-04-01-Interacting-via-Code.md b/_posts/07-04-01-Interacting-via-Code.md
index 5cae4f0..8f7d2b3 100644
--- a/_posts/07-04-01-Interacting-via-Code.md
+++ b/_posts/07-04-01-Interacting-via-Code.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ logic in and you have a "View", which is very nearly [MVC] - a common OOP archit
 
 {% highlight php %}
 <?php
-$db = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb;charset=utf8', 'username', 'password');
+$db = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb;charset=utf8mb4', 'username', 'password');
 
 // Make your model available
 include 'models/FooModel.php';