diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
index e898f6b..80bcc7e 100644
--- a/app/database.py
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
 
-DATABASE_URL = "postgres://admin:33Pippin!!;@voo8ccgwss0ks0000occko4s:5432/postgres"  
+# URL-encode the password
+password = quote_plus("33Pippin!!;")
+DATABASE_URL = f"postgresql+psycopg2://admin:{password}@voo8ccgwss0ks0000occko4s:5432/postgres"
+
 
 engine = create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)