diff --git a/database/characters.sql b/database/characters.sql
index e70a660..594a78e 100644
--- a/database/characters.sql
+++ b/database/characters.sql
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `nd_characters` (
 	`gender` VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL,
 	`cash` INT(10) DEFAULT '0',
 	`bank` INT(10) DEFAULT '0',
-	`groups` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
-	`metadata` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
-	`inventory` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
+	`groups` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
+	`metadata` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
+	`inventory` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
 	PRIMARY KEY (`charid`) USING BTREE
 );
diff --git a/database/vehicles.sql b/database/vehicles.sql
index c4ae6dd..44c52cf 100644
--- a/database/vehicles.sql
+++ b/database/vehicles.sql
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `nd_vehicles` (
 	`id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
 	`owner` INT(11) DEFAULT NULL,
 	`plate` VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL,
-	`glovebox` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
-	`trunk` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
-	`properties` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
+	`glovebox` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
+	`trunk` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
+	`properties` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
     `stored` INT(11) DEFAULT '1',
 	`impounded` INT(11) DEFAULT '0',
 	`stolen` INT(11) DEFAULT '0',
-    `metadata` LONGTEXT DEFAULT '[]',
+    `metadata` LONGTEXT DEFAULT ('[]'),
 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`) USING BTREE,
 	INDEX `owner` (`owner`) USING BTREE,
 	CONSTRAINT `vehowner` FOREIGN KEY (`owner`) REFERENCES `nd_characters` (`charid`) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
diff --git a/server/player.lua b/server/player.lua
index 410ffd9..d8909ab 100644
--- a/server/player.lua
+++ b/server/player.lua
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ local function createCharacterTable(info)
     
     -- Save character information to database
     function self.save()
-        local affectedRows = MySQL.update.await("UPDATE nd_characters SET name = ?, firstname = ?, lastname = ?, dob = ?, gender = ?, cash = ?, bank = ?, groups = ?, metadata = ? WHERE charid = ?", {
+        local affectedRows = MySQL.update.await("UPDATE nd_characters SET name = ?, firstname = ?, lastname = ?, dob = ?, gender = ?, cash = ?, bank = ?, `groups` = ?, metadata = ? WHERE charid = ?", {
             self.name,
             self.firstname,
             self.lastname,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ function NDCore.newCharacter(src, info)
         inventory = info.inventory or {},
     }
 
-    charInfo.id = MySQL.insert.await("INSERT INTO nd_characters (identifier, name, firstname, lastname, dob, gender, cash, bank, groups, metadata) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", {
+    charInfo.id = MySQL.insert.await("INSERT INTO nd_characters (identifier, name, firstname, lastname, dob, gender, cash, bank, `groups`, metadata) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", {
         identifier,
         charInfo.name,
         charInfo.firstname,