diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
index 49437ece..f210ba51 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ matrix_bot_maubot_database_hostname: 'matrix-postgres'
 matrix_bot_maubot_database_port: 5432
 matrix_bot_maubot_database_name: matrix_bot_maubot
 
-matrix_bot_maubot_database_connection_string: >
-  postgres://{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_username }}
-  :{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_password }}
-  @{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_hostname }}
-  :{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_port }}
-  /{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_name }}
-  ?sslmode=disable'
+matrix_bot_maubot_database_connection_string: postgres://{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_username }}:{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_password }}@{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_hostname }}:{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_port }}/{{ matrix_bot_maubot_database_name }}?sslmode=disable
 
 matrix_bot_maubot_database_uri: "{{
  	{