diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f2727ad34..1a2eb36a3 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ services:
     image: microsoft/mssql-server-linux:latest
     environment:
       - ACCEPT_EULA=Y
-      - SA_PASSWORD='M$wantsaSecurePassword1'
+      - SA_PASSWORD=MwantsaSecurePassword1
       - MSSQL_PID=Standard
     when:
       event: [ push, tag, pull_request ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 595fdeaed..2c9063445 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST_PGSQL_PASSWORD ?= postgres
 TEST_MSSQL_HOST ?= mssql:1433
 TEST_MSSQL_DBNAME ?= testgitea
 TEST_MSSQL_USERNAME ?= sa
-TEST_MSSQL_PASSWORD ?= M$wantsaSecurePassword1
+TEST_MSSQL_PASSWORD ?= MwantsaSecurePassword1
 
 ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
 	EXECUTABLE := gitea.exe