diff --git a/roles/mirrormanager/package/templates/mirrormanager-prod.cfg.j2 b/roles/mirrormanager/package/templates/mirrormanager-prod.cfg.j2
index b108bd3305..6f1f845f97 100644
--- a/roles/mirrormanager/package/templates/mirrormanager-prod.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/mirrormanager/package/templates/mirrormanager-prod.cfg.j2
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 # This is for local development purposes.  It won't be used for
 # production.
 {% if env == "staging" %}
-sqlobject.dburi="notrans_postgres://mirroradmin:{{= mirrorPassword }}@db-mirrormanager.stg:5432/mirrormanager"
+sqlobject.dburi="notrans_postgres://mirroradmin:{{ mirrorPassword }}@db-mirrormanager.stg:5432/mirrormanager"
 {% else %}
-sqlobject.dburi="notrans_postgres://mirroradmin:{{= mirrorPassword }}@db-mirrormanager:5432/mirrormanager"
+sqlobject.dburi="notrans_postgres://mirroradmin:{{ mirrorPassword }}@db-mirrormanager:5432/mirrormanager"
 {% end %}
 
 # if you are using a database or table type without transactions