diff --git a/app-config.template-local.yaml b/app-config.template-local.yaml
index 8028ff8..79beffa 100644
--- a/app-config.template-local.yaml
+++ b/app-config.template-local.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ backend:
       # replace these to match your environment
       host: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
       port: ${POSTGRES_PORT}
-      user: {POSTGRES_USER}
+      user: ${POSTGRES_USER}
       password: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
 
 ## Uncomment the below github integrations config to add a PAT to try out
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ essentialLocations:
   frequencyInMinutes: 120
   locations:
     - type: url
-      target: https://github.com/TIBCOSoftware/tibco-developer-hub/blob/main/tibco-examples/tibco-essentials.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+      target: https://github.com/TIBCOSoftware/tibco-developer-hub/blob/main/tibco-examples/tibco-essentials.yaml