diff --git a/mysql.cf b/mysql.cf
index f1bd112..160a5a4 100644
--- a/mysql.cf
+++ b/mysql.cf
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ bundle agent mysql_backup_all(cfg)
 {
 
 vars:
-	"cmd" string => '$(mysql.mysql_cmd) -N -e \'show databases\' | while read dbname; do $(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M "$dbname" > $(cfg[backup_dir])/"$dbname".sql; done';
+	"cmd" string => '$(mysql.mysql_cmd) -N -e \'show databases\' | while read dbname; do $(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --default-character-set=utf8mb4 --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M "$dbname" > $(cfg[backup_dir])/"$dbname".sql; done';
 
 reports:
 #	"CMD: $(cmd)";
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ classes:
 
 vars:
 	"table_exists_cmd" string => '$(mysql.mysql_cmd) -e "show tables LIKE \'$(table_name)\'" $(cdfg[db_name]) | grep -q $(table_name)';
-	"cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --no-tablespaces --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
+	"cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --default-character-set=utf8mb4 --no-tablespaces --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
 
 
 }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ vars:
 	"table_exists_cmd" string => '$(mysql.mysql_cmd) -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) -e "show tables LIKE \'$(table_name)\'" | grep -q $(table_name)';
 
 	type_mariadb::
-	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
+	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --default-character-set=utf8mb4 --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
 
 	type_mysql8::
 	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --set-gtid-purged=OFF  --no-tablespaces --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ vars:
 	"table_exists_cmd" string => '$(mysql.mysql_cmd) -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) -e "show tables LIKE \'$(cfg[db_check_table])\'" | grep -q $(cfg[db_check_table])';
 
 	type_mariadb::
-	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
+	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --default-character-set=utf8mb4 --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";
 
 	type_mysql8::
 	"backup_cmd" string => "$(mysql.mysqldump_cmd) --set-gtid-purged=OFF  --no-tablespaces --complete-insert --routines --triggers --single-transaction --max_allowed_packet=512M -h$(cfg[db_host]) -u$(cfg[db_user]) -p$(cfg[db_pass]) $(cfg[db_name]) >$(file)";