--- a/util/sql.lua	Tue Jul 07 17:43:14 2015 +0100
+++ b/util/sql.lua	Wed Jul 08 15:04:23 2015 +0100
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	if self.params.driver == "PostgreSQL" then
 		sql = sql:gsub("`", "\"");
 	elseif self.params.driver == "MySQL" then
-		sql = sql:gsub(";$", " CHARACTER SET 'utf8' COLLATE 'utf8_bin';");
+		sql = sql:gsub(";$", (" CHARACTER SET '%s' COLLATE '%s_bin';"):format(self.charset, self.charset));
 	end
 	local success,err = self:execute(sql);
 	if not success then return success,err; end