diff --git a/changelog.d/20250520_174054_andres_set_charset_for_all_dbs.md b/changelog.d/20250520_174054_andres_set_charset_for_all_dbs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83da082399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20250520_174054_andres_set_charset_for_all_dbs.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Improvement] Set charset utf8mb4 for all databases, not only ran by Tutor. (by @angonz)
diff --git a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
index 2abc166c35..0d41814e4f 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/apps/openedx/config/partials/auth.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ DATABASES:
     ATOMIC_REQUESTS: true
     OPTIONS:
       init_command: "SET sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'"
-      {%- if RUN_MYSQL %}
       charset: "utf8mb4"
-      {%- endif %}
 EMAIL_HOST_USER: "{{ SMTP_USERNAME }}"
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: "{{ SMTP_PASSWORD }}"
 {{ patch("openedx-auth") }}