diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
index 12d57324b..8c4438812 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/templates/external-secret.yaml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ spec:
       mergePolicy: Merge
       engineVersion: v2
       data:
-        ISSUE_INDEXER_CONN_STR: "http://gitea-meilisearch.gitea:7700/;MasterKey={{ `{{ .MEILI_MASTER_KEY }}` }}"
+        ISSUE_INDEXER_CONN_STR: "http://:{{ `{{ .MEILI_MASTER_KEY }}` }}@gitea-meilisearch.gitea:7700/"
   data:
     - secretKey: MEILI_MASTER_KEY
       remoteRef: