diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/GridUserStore.migrations b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/GridUserStore.migrations
index d08e096364..494d6a2074 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/GridUserStore.migrations
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/GridUserStore.migrations
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `GridUser` (
     `Login` CHAR(16) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
     `Logout` CHAR(16) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
     PRIMARY KEY  (`UserID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 COMMIT;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/HGTravelStore.migrations b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/HGTravelStore.migrations
index 91a01c812d..62b99870cc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/HGTravelStore.migrations
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/HGTravelStore.migrations
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `hg_traveling_data` (
     `TMStamp` timestamp NOT NULL,
     PRIMARY KEY  (`SessionID`),
 	KEY (`UserID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 COMMIT;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/MuteListStore.migrations b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/MuteListStore.migrations
index 5bde63edd8..156578bf6f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/MuteListStore.migrations
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/MuteListStore.migrations
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `MuteList` (
   `Stamp` int(11) NOT NULL,
   UNIQUE KEY `AgentID_2` (`AgentID`,`MuteID`,`MuteName`),
   KEY `AgentID` (`AgentID`)
-);
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 COMMIT;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/UserAccount.migrations b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/UserAccount.migrations
index 98be09712e..51202092fe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/UserAccount.migrations
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/UserAccount.migrations
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `UserAccounts` (
   `Created` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `UserLevel` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `UserFlags` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
-  `UserTitle` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `UserTitle` varchar(64) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   UNIQUE KEY `PrincipalID` (`PrincipalID`),
   KEY `Email` (`Email`),
   KEY `FirstName` (`FirstName`),
   KEY `LastName` (`LastName`),
   KEY `Name` (`FirstName`,`LastName`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 COMMIT;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/os_groups_Store.migrations b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/os_groups_Store.migrations
index 96f001a62b..ef797a70b7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/os_groups_Store.migrations
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/Resources/os_groups_Store.migrations
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ BEGIN;
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_groups` (
   `GroupID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   `Location` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Name` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Charter` text NOT NULL,
+  `Name` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
+  `Charter` text CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL,
   `InsigniaID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   `FounderID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   `MembershipFee` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_groups` (
   PRIMARY KEY  (`GroupID`),
   UNIQUE KEY `Name` (`Name`),
   FULLTEXT KEY `Name_2` (`Name`)
-) ENGINE=MyISAM;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_membership` (
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_membership` (
   `AccessToken` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`GroupID`,`PrincipalID`),
   KEY `PrincipalID` (`PrincipalID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_roles` (
   `GroupID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   `RoleID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Name` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Description` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Title` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
+  `Name` varchar(255)  CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
+  `Description` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
+  `Title` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
   `Powers` bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`GroupID`,`RoleID`),
   KEY `GroupID` (`GroupID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_rolemembership` (
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_rolemembership` (
   `PrincipalID` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL default '',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`GroupID`,`RoleID`,`PrincipalID`),
   KEY `PrincipalID` (`PrincipalID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_invites` (
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_invites` (
   `TMStamp` timestamp NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`InviteID`),
   UNIQUE KEY `PrincipalGroup` (`GroupID`,`PrincipalID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_notices` (
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_notices` (
   `NoticeID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   `TMStamp` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `FromName` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Subject` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  `Message` text NOT NULL,
+  `Subject` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL default '',
+  `Message` text CHARACTER SET utf8 NOT NULL,
   `HasAttachment` int(4) NOT NULL default '0',
   `AttachmentType` int(4) NOT NULL default '0',
   `AttachmentName` varchar(128) NOT NULL default '',
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ CREATE TABLE `os_groups_notices` (
   PRIMARY KEY  (`NoticeID`),
   KEY  `GroupID` (`GroupID`),
   KEY `TMStamp` (`TMStamp`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 CREATE TABLE `os_groups_principals` (
   `PrincipalID` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL default '',
   `ActiveGroupID` char(36) NOT NULL default '',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`PrincipalID`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
 COMMIT;