diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d24ceaebe..cbaeddf92 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ steps:
   - name: cargo test
     image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
     environment:
-      - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: =postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
-      - RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-      - RUST_TEST_THREADS: 1
+      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+      RUST_TEST_THREADS: 1
     commands:
       - cargo check --all
       - cargo test --workspace --no-fail-fast
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ services:
   - name: postgres
     image: postgres:12-alpine
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER: lemmy
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+      POSTGRES_USER: lemmy
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
   
 volumes:
   - name: docker_sock