diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index fc09803..924f0bd 100755
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/nginx/conf.d/$domain.d/$app.conf"
 
 ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/php/$phpversion/fpm/pool.d/$app.conf"
 
-#=================================================
-# BACKUP THE MYSQL DATABASE
-#=================================================
-ynh_print_info --message="Backing up the MySQL database..."
-
-ynh_mysql_dump_db --database="$db_name" --default_character_set="utf8mb4" > db.sql
-
 #=================================================
 # SPECIFIC BACKUP
 #=================================================
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/cron.d/$app"
 #=================================================
 ynh_print_info --message="Backing up the MySQL database..."
 
-ynh_mysql_dump_db --database="$db_name" > db.sql
+ynh_mysql_dump_db --database="$db_name" --default_character_set="utf8mb4" > db.sql
 
 #=================================================
 # END OF SCRIPT