diff --git a/postgres-appliance/scripts/configure_spilo.py b/postgres-appliance/scripts/configure_spilo.py
index 3195327fb..1cc3d3b8b 100755
--- a/postgres-appliance/scripts/configure_spilo.py
+++ b/postgres-appliance/scripts/configure_spilo.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def deep_update(a, b):
   {{#USE_ADMIN}}
   users:
     {{PGUSER_ADMIN}}:
-      password: {{PGPASSWORD_ADMIN}}
+      password: {{{PGPASSWORD_ADMIN}}}
       options:
         - createrole
         - createdb
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ def deep_update(a, b):
   authentication:
     superuser:
       username: {{PGUSER_SUPERUSER}}
-      password: '{{PGPASSWORD_SUPERUSER}}'
+      password: '{{{PGPASSWORD_SUPERUSER}}}'
     replication:
       username: {{PGUSER_STANDBY}}
-      password: '{{PGPASSWORD_STANDBY}}'
+      password: '{{{PGPASSWORD_STANDBY}}}'
   callbacks:
   {{#CALLBACK_SCRIPT}}
     on_start: {{CALLBACK_SCRIPT}}