diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index 8912227a..6c365117 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function matrix_configure_homeserver_yaml {
         sed -i 's|no_tls: .*|no_tls: True|g' "${filepath}"
     fi
     sed -i 's|enable_registration_captcha.*|enable_registration_captcha: False|g' "${filepath}"
-    sed -i "s|database:.*|database: \"${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.db\"|g" "${filepath}"
+    sed -i "s|database: \".*|database: \"${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.db\"|g" "${filepath}"
     sed -i "s|media_store_path:.*|media_store_path: \"${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/media_store\"|g" "${filepath}"
     sed -i "s|pid_file:.*|pid_file: \"${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.pid\"|g" "${filepath}"
 }