diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/templates/external-secret.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/templates/external-secret.yaml
index 9fca43d78..4a6a39f41 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/templates/external-secret.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/templates/external-secret.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
       engineVersion: v2
       mergePolicy: Merge
       data:
-        RESTIC_REPOSITORY: '{{ .BUCKET_ENDPOINT }}/booklore/booklore-config'
+        RESTIC_REPOSITORY: "{{ `{{ .BUCKET_ENDPOINT }}` }}/booklore/booklore-config"
   data:
     - remoteRef:
         conversionStrategy: Default
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/values.yaml
index d0f672e32..e4ca25193 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/grimmory/values.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ mariadb-cluster:
         name: grimmory-database-secret
         key: password
       host: '%'
+      maxUserConnections: 100
       cleanupPolicy: Delete
       requeueInterval: 10h
       retryInterval: 30s