diff --git a/data/config/MySQL.yml b/data/config/MySQL.yml
index 92ce094..c8797b4 100644
--- a/data/config/MySQL.yml
+++ b/data/config/MySQL.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-host: 127.0.0.1
+host: 10.0.3.14
 username: root
-password: root
-database: pyircbot
+password: droids
+database: pyircbot_dev
diff --git a/data/config/Services.yml b/data/config/Services.yml
index 6cdb994..824c544 100644
--- a/data/config/Services.yml
+++ b/data/config/Services.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ user:
   hostname: pyircbot3.domain.com
   realname: pyircbot3
 ident:
-  enable: yes
+  enable: no
   to: nickserv
   command: identify %(password)s
   ghost: yes
   ghost_to: nickserv
   ghost_cmd: ghost %(nick)s %(password)s
 channels:
-  - "#pyircbot3"
+  - "#xmopx"
 privatechannels:
   to: chanserv
   command: invite %(channel)s
diff --git a/pyircbot/core/pyircbot.py b/pyircbot/core/pyircbot.py
index c6cfa28..cfddf44 100644
--- a/pyircbot/core/pyircbot.py
+++ b/pyircbot/core/pyircbot.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class PyIRCBot(asynchat.async_chat):
 		:type text: str"""
 		if self.connected:
 			self.log.debug(">> "+text)
-			self.send( (text+"\r\n").encode("ascii"))
+			self.send( (text+"\r\n").encode("UTF-8").decode().encode("UTF-8"))
 		else:
 			self.log.warning("Send attempted while disconnected. >> "+text)