diff --git a/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
index f2bd0f39d..39ede361f 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ services:
 
  mysql-server:
   image: mysql:5.7
+  command: [mysqld, --character-set-server=utf8, --collation-server=utf8_bin]
   volumes_from:
     - db_data_mysql
   volume_driver: local
diff --git a/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
index 982704230..dd27fbd3f 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v2_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ services:
 
  mysql-server:
   image: mysql:5.7
+  command: [mysqld, --character-set-server=utf8, --collation-server=utf8_bin]
   volumes_from:
     - db_data_mysql
   volume_driver: local
diff --git a/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
index dcbbd313b..713a2e4f1 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ services:
 
  mysql-server:
   image: mysql:5.7
+  command: [mysqld, --character-set-server=utf8, --collation-server=utf8_bin]
   volumes_from:
     - db_data_mysql
   volume_driver: local
diff --git a/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
index bd68a59b0..33caa267f 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v2_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ services:
 
  mysql-server:
   image: mysql:5.7
+  command: [mysqld, --character-set-server=utf8, --collation-server=utf8_bin]
   volumes_from:
     - db_data_mysql
   volume_driver: local