diff --git a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
index ea3d9d689..723547f55 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ app_service_api:
 
   # Database configuration for this component.
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_appservice?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_appservice?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ federation_api:
   external_api:
     listen: http://[::]:8072
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_federationapi?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_federationapi?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ key_server:
     listen: http://[::]:7779 # The listen address for incoming API requests
     connect: http://key_server:7779 # The connect address for other components to use
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_keyserver?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_keyserver?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ media_api:
   external_api:
     listen: http://[::]:8074
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_mediaapi?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_mediaapi?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 5
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ mscs:
   #  - msc2836  # (Threading, see https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2836)
   #  - msc2946  # (Spaces Summary, see https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946)
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_mscs?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_mscs?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 5
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ room_server:
     listen: http://[::]:7770 # The listen address for incoming API requests
     connect: http://room_server:7770 # The connect address for other components to use
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_roomserver?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_roomserver?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ sync_api:
   external_api:
     listen: http://[::]:8073
   database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_syncapi?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_syncapi?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ user_api:
     listen: http://[::]:7781 # The listen address for incoming API requests
     connect: http://user_api:7781 # The connect address for other components to use
   account_database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username@password:hostname/dendrite_userapi?sslmode=disable
+    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_userapi?sslmode=disable
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1