diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 585fb5bc..b359cf89 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Upcoming (TBD)
 ==============
 
+Breaking Changes
+---------
+* Change default table format to `mysql_unicode`.
+
+
 Internal
 ---------
 * Improve test coverage for DSN variable expansion.
diff --git a/mycli/myclirc b/mycli/myclirc
index 9fadbc63..05643575 100644
--- a/mycli/myclirc
+++ b/mycli/myclirc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ beep_after_seconds = 0
 # rst, simple, sql-insert, sql-update, sql-update-1, sql-update-2, textile,
 # tsv, tsv_noheader, vertical.
 # Recommended: mysql_unicode.
-table_format = ascii
+table_format = mysql_unicode
 
 # Redirected otuput format
 # Recommended: csv.