diff --git a/library/sqlite.php b/library/sqlite.php
index 1b7c5de..5d47450 100644
--- a/library/sqlite.php
+++ b/library/sqlite.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class SQLite {
 
     try {
 
-      $this->_db = new PDO('sqlite:' . $database, $username, $password, [PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8']);
+      $this->_db = new PDO('sqlite:' . $database, $username, $password);
       $this->_db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
       $this->_db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE, PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
       $this->_db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT, 600);