diff --git a/docs/installation/allianceauth.md b/docs/installation/allianceauth.md
index 9560597c..2b7c3924 100644
--- a/docs/installation/allianceauth.md
+++ b/docs/installation/allianceauth.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ and create them as follows, replacing `PASSWORD` with an actual secure password:
 
 ```sql
 CREATE USER 'allianceserver'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
-CREATE DATABASE alliance_auth CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+CREATE DATABASE alliance_auth CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON alliance_auth . * TO 'allianceserver'@'localhost';
 ```