diff --git a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/srv.xml.j2 b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/srv.xml.j2
index 670a340e..032058d9 100644
--- a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/srv.xml.j2
+++ b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/srv.xml.j2
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
     <property name="defaultNode" value="true"/>
   </bean>
 
-  <import resource="../config-db/{{ geonetwork_db_type | default(' postgres-postgis') }}.xml"/>
+  <import resource="../config-db/{{ geonetwork_db_type | default('postgres-postgis') }}.xml"/>
 </beans>