diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8c168dffd65b0a4dc5236026980419539312bae..3c1ecce9ff74725c687c0bedd4aeb031e6cee407 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ doc:
 pipeline-test:
 	cp config.defaults .config
 	echo 'DATABASE_USER_HOST_LIST="%,"' >> .config
-	echo "MYSQL_USER_PASSWORD=$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" >> .config
+	echo "MYSQL_USER_PASSWORD=$(MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD)" >> .config
 	echo "MYSQL_HOST=$(SQL_HOST)" >> .config
 	sleep 10
 	make install