diff --git a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2 b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
index 2c676fa..f3a1d10 100644
--- a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
+++ b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 				<user>{{ geonetwork_db_user }}</user>
 				<password>{{ geonetwork_db_pwd }}</password>
 				<driver>org.postgresql.Driver</driver>
-                <url>jdbc:postgis://geonetwork_db_hostname:5432/{{ geonetwork_db_name }}</url>
+                <url>jdbc:postgis://{{ geonetwork_db_hostname }}:5432/{{ geonetwork_db_name }}</url>
 				<poolSize>40</poolSize>
 			</config>
 		</resource>