diff --git a/gvapgsql/pgsqltasks/tasks.py b/gvapgsql/pgsqltasks/tasks.py
index 7e70157..5fcf861 100644
--- a/gvapgsql/pgsqltasks/tasks.py
+++ b/gvapgsql/pgsqltasks/tasks.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def create_pgsql_database(dbname, username):
         curs.execute(
             """
             CREATE DATABASE %(dbname)s OWNER %(username)s
-            TEMPLATE template0 ENCODING UTF8
+            TEMPLATE template0 ENCODING 'UTF8'
             """,
             {'dbname': Ident(dbname), 'username': Ident(username)}
         )