diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index d4adfd5..d4c27fa 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	 */
 	function db_connect()
 	{
-		return @ocilogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
+		return @ocilogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname, $this->char_set);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	 */
 	function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return @ociplogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname);
+		return @ociplogon($this->username, $this->password, $this->hostname, $this->char_set);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 	 */
 	function db_set_charset($charset, $collation)
 	{
-		// @todo - add support if needed
+		// this is done upon connect
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index 8dd64a3..8a4a706 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#24) - ODBC database driver called incorrect parent in __construct().</li>
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#85) - OCI8 (Oracle) database escape_str() function did not escape correct.</li>
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#344) - Using schema found in <a href="libraries/sessions.html">Saving Session Data to a Database</a>, system would throw error "user_data does not have a default value" when deleting then creating a session.</li>
+	<li>Fixed a bug (#112) - OCI8 (Oracle) driver didn't pass the configured database character set when connecting.</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2>Version 2.0.3</h2>