diff --git a/src/pgsql/bin/repmgr/configure.sh b/src/pgsql/bin/repmgr/configure.sh
index 505a4311..2eda4201 100755
--- a/src/pgsql/bin/repmgr/configure.sh
+++ b/src/pgsql/bin/repmgr/configure.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ $REPMGR_NODE_ID_PARAM_NAME=$(get_node_id)
 node_name=$NODE_NAME
 conninfo='user=$REPLICATION_USER password=$REPLICATION_PASSWORD host=$CLUSTER_NODE_NETWORK_NAME dbname=$REPLICATION_DB port=$REPLICATION_PRIMARY_PORT connect_timeout=$CONNECT_TIMEOUT'
 failover=automatic
-promote_command='PGPASSWORD=$REPLICATION_PASSWORD repmgr standby promote --log-level DEBUG --verbose'
-follow_command='PGPASSWORD=$REPLICATION_PASSWORD repmgr standby follow -W --log-level DEBUG --verbose'
+promote_command="PGPASSWORD='$REPLICATION_PASSWORD' repmgr standby promote --log-level DEBUG --verbose"
+follow_command="PGPASSWORD='$REPLICATION_PASSWORD' repmgr standby follow -W --log-level DEBUG --verbose"
 reconnect_attempts=$RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS
 reconnect_interval=$RECONNECT_INTERVAL
 $REPMGR_LOG_LEVEL_PARAM_NAME=$LOG_LEVEL