diff --git a/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown b/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
index e0f6354aec6..158b62da944 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/recorder.markdown
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Note that purging will not immediately decrease disk space usage but it will sig
 
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-Some installations of MariaDB/MySQL may require an ALTERNATE_PORT (3rd-party hosting providers or parallel installations) to be added to the SERVER_IP, e.g., `mysql://user:password@SERVER_IP:ALTERNATE_PORT/DB_NAME?charset=utf8`.
+Some installations of MariaDB/MySQL may require an ALTERNATE_PORT (3rd-party hosting providers or parallel installations) to be added to the SERVER_IP, e.g., `mysql://user:password@SERVER_IP:ALTERNATE_PORT/DB_NAME?charset=utf8mb4`.
 
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@@ -367,6 +367,6 @@ You will also need to install an ODBC Driver. Microsoft ODBC drivers are recomme
 
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-If you are using Hass.io, FreeTDS is already installed for you. The db_url you need to use is `mssql+pyodbc://username:password@SERVER_IP/DB_NAME?charset=utf8;DRIVER={FreeTDS};Port=1433;`.
+If you are using Hass.io, FreeTDS is already installed for you. The db_url you need to use is `mssql+pyodbc://username:password@SERVER_IP/DB_NAME?charset=utf8mb4;DRIVER={FreeTDS};Port=1433;`.
 
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