diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d59912b..a7f59bb 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ steps:
       - cd WF_EF_Api/StubbedContextLib
       - dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
       - export PATH="$PATH:/root/.dotnet/tools"
-      - dotnet ef database update --connection "Host=${{HOST}};Database=${{DB}};Username=${{USER}};Password=${{PASSWORD}};"
+      - dotnet ef database update --connection "Host=$${HOST};Database=$${DB};Username=$${USER};Password=$${PASSWORD};"
     depends_on: [deploy-api-db,deploy-auth-db,deploy-test-db]
 
   - name: publish-to-registry