diff --git a/wherehows-backend/application.env b/wherehows-backend/application.env
index 3b9354a050..4011979498 100644
--- a/wherehows-backend/application.env
+++ b/wherehows-backend/application.env
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ WHZ_DB_PASSWORD="wherehows"
 WHZ_DB_URL="jdbc:mysql://localhost/wherehows"
 
 #mysql setup
-WHZ_DB_DSCLASSNAME = "com.mysql.jdbc.jdbc2.optional.MysqlDataSource"
-WHZ_DB_DIALECT = "org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect"
+WHZ_DB_DSCLASSNAME="com.mysql.jdbc.jdbc2.optional.MysqlDataSource"
+WHZ_DB_DIALECT="org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect"
 
 # Directory containing ETL job files
 WHZ_ETL_JOBS_DIR="/var/tmp/jobs"