diff --git a/helm/charts/pgrest/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/charts/pgrest/templates/deployment.yaml
index d7e26870..015d2923 100644
--- a/helm/charts/pgrest/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/pgrest/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
         - name: PGRST_JWT_SECRET
           value: '@/keyconfig/jwk.json'
         - name: PGRST_DB_POOL
-          value: {{ .Values.pgrest.dbPool }}
+          value: "{{ .Values.pgrest.dbPool }}"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3000
           name: rest