diff --git a/containers/home-assistant.nix b/containers/home-assistant.nix
index 6c19ac5..e77db77 100644
--- a/containers/home-assistant.nix
+++ b/containers/home-assistant.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                 config =
                   { default_config = {};
                     recorder = {
-                      db_url = "postgresql://hass:\${PSQL_PASSWORD}@127.0.0.1/hass";
+                      db_url = "postgresql://hass:\${PSQL_PASSWORD}@127.0.0.1/hass?client_encoding=utf8";
                       db_max_retries = 5;
                       db_retry_wait = 30;
                     };