diff --git a/tutoraspects/templates/aspects/jobs/init/init-mysql.sh b/tutoraspects/templates/aspects/jobs/init/init-mysql.sh
index 1fc89c05b..f162f85b9 100644
--- a/tutoraspects/templates/aspects/jobs/init/init-mysql.sh
+++ b/tutoraspects/templates/aspects/jobs/init/init-mysql.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ do
 done
 echo "MySQL is up and running"
 
-# edx-platform database
-mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS {{ SUPERSET_DB_NAME }};"
+# Superset MySQL database, by default points to the same host as edx-platform
+mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS {{ SUPERSET_DB_NAME }} /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 */;"
 mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '{{ SUPERSET_DB_USERNAME }}';"
 mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "ALTER USER '{{ SUPERSET_DB_USERNAME }}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '{{ SUPERSET_DB_PASSWORD }}';"
 mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "GRANT ALL ON {{ SUPERSET_DB_NAME }}.* TO '{{ SUPERSET_DB_USERNAME }}'@'%';"