diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index d271997..c85ae2d 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-from pyodbc import connect, Row
+from pyodbc import connect, SQL_CHAR, SQL_WCHAR, Row
 from typing import List, Union
 
 
 class BasicDatabase:
     def __init__(self, connection_string: str):
         self.conn = connect(connection_string, autocommit=True)
+        self.conn.setdecoding(SQL_CHAR, encoding='utf-8')
+        self.conn.setdecoding(SQL_WCHAR, encoding='utf-8')
+        self.conn.setencoding(encoding='utf-8')
         self.cursor = self.conn.cursor()
 
     def get_chats(self):