diff --git a/database/db-creation.py b/database/db-creation.py
index 3694881..4088896 100644
--- a/database/db-creation.py
+++ b/database/db-creation.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import os
 
 # Establish connection to the PostgreSQL database
 conn = psycopg2.connect(
-    dbname=os.getenv['POSTGRES_DATABASE'],
-    user=os.getenv['POSTGRES_USER'],
-    password=os.getenv['POSTGRES_PASSWORD'],
+    dbname=os.getenv('POSTGRES_DATABASE'),
+    user=os.getenv('POSTGRES_USER'),
+    password=os.getenv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD'),
     host="localhost"
 )