diff --git a/start-database.sh b/start-database.sh
index ab94f68..39b3a96 100755
--- a/start-database.sh
+++ b/start-database.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ set -a
 source .env
 
 DB_PASSWORD=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F':' '{print $3}' | awk -F'@' '{print $1}')
-DB_PORT=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F':' '{print $4}' | awk -F'\/' '{print $1}')
+DB_PORT=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F':' '{print $4}' | awk -F'/' '{print $1}')
 
 if [ "$DB_PASSWORD" = "password" ]; then
   echo "You are using the default database password"