diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/management/komodo/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/management/komodo/values.yaml
index ecb2b376f..b68d15ec9 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/management/komodo/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/management/komodo/values.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ komodo:
                   name: komodo-postgresql-17-cluster-app
                   key: password
             - name: KOMODO_DATABASE_URI
-              value: mongodb://${DB_USERNAME}:${DB_PASSWORD}@localhost:27017/komodo?authMechanism=PLAIN
+              value: mongodb://$(DB_USERNAME):$(DB_PASSWORD)@localhost:27017/komodo?authMechanism=PLAIN
             - name: KOMODO_OIDC_ENABLED
               value: true
             - name: KOMODO_OIDC_PROVIDER