diff --git a/system/migrations/1.php b/system/migrations/1.php
index 8d12f421..538945df 100644
--- a/system/migrations/1.php
+++ b/system/migrations/1.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	`type` INT(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	`file` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MyISAM;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
 ");
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/migrations/10.php b/system/migrations/10.php
index c14ec77a..da660ab9 100644
--- a/system/migrations/10.php
+++ b/system/migrations/10.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 	if(!$db->hasColumn(TABLE_PREFIX . 'hooks', 'ordering'))
 		$db->query("ALTER TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "hooks` ADD `ordering` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `file`;");
-	
+
 	if(!$db->hasTable(TABLE_PREFIX . 'admin_menu'))
 		$db->query("
 CREATE TABLE `myaac_admin_menu`
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ CREATE TABLE `myaac_admin_menu`
 	`flags` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	`enabled` INT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MyISAM;");
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/migrations/12.php b/system/migrations/12.php
index 72c59b12..9730ed8b 100644
--- a/system/migrations/12.php
+++ b/system/migrations/12.php
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "items`
 	`plural` VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 	`attributes` VARCHAR(500) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MyISAM;");
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+");
 
 // new weapons table
 if(!$db->hasTable(TABLE_PREFIX . 'weapons'))
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "weapons`
 	`maglevel` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	`vocations` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MyISAM;");
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+");
 
 // modify vocations to support json data
 $db->query("ALTER TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "spells` MODIFY `vocations` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';");
diff --git a/system/migrations/17.php b/system/migrations/17.php
index 1af439a0..e4b1667c 100644
--- a/system/migrations/17.php
+++ b/system/migrations/17.php
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ CREATE TABLE `myaac_menu`
 	`ordering` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 	`enabled` INT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MyISAM;");
-	
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+");
+
 	$db->query("
 /* MENU_CATEGORY_NEWS kathrine */
 INSERT INTO `myaac_menu` (`template`, `name`, `link`, `category`, `ordering`) VALUES ('kathrine', 'Latest News', 'news', 1, 0);
diff --git a/system/migrations/22.php b/system/migrations/22.php
index e41c2941..eca1ddac 100644
--- a/system/migrations/22.php
+++ b/system/migrations/22.php
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ CREATE TABLE `z_polls` (
   `answers` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   `votes_all` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
-) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;');
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+');
 
 if(!$db->hasTable('z_polls_answers'))
 $db->query('
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ $db->query('
   `answer_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `answer` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
   `votes` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
-) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;');
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET=utf8;
+');
 
 if(!$db->hasColumn('accounts', 'vote'))
 	$db->query('ALTER TABLE `accounts` ADD `vote` INT( 11 ) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL ;');