diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
index 9fe21133e..39aa5894b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - '16004:3306'
         env:
-          - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=Pwd2020Db
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: Pwd2020Db
       mysql-ssh-login:
         image: 'ghcr.io/dbgate/mysql-ssh-login:latest'
         ports:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/run-tests.yaml b/workflow-templates/run-tests.yaml
index f9dfb7c63..4d3081dc7 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/run-tests.yaml
+++ b/workflow-templates/run-tests.yaml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         ports: 
           - 16004:3306
         env:
-          - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=Pwd2020Db
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: Pwd2020Db
 
       mysql-ssh-login:
         image: ghcr.io/dbgate/mysql-ssh-login:latest