diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index e3902e6..1790b2e 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@ func ConnectToDatabase() {
 	db.DB().SetMaxOpenConns(config.Conf.MariaDB.Threads)
 	db.DB().SetMaxIdleConns(0)
 
+	db.Set("gorm:table_options", "charset=utf8mb4")
+	db.BlockGlobalUpdate(true)
+
 	Database = *db
 }
diff --git a/database/table/blacklist.go b/database/table/blacklist.go
index 49285fe..8b14198 100644
--- a/database/table/blacklist.go
+++ b/database/table/blacklist.go
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ func AddBlacklist(guildId, userId int64) {
 }
 
 func RemoveBlacklist(guildId, userId int64) {
-	database.Database.Delete(&BlacklistNode{Guild: guildId, User: userId})
+	var node BlacklistNode
+	database.Database.Where(BlacklistNode{Guild: guildId, User: userId}).Take(&node)
+	database.Database.Delete(&node)
 }
 
 func GetBlacklistNodes(guildId int64) []BlacklistNode {