diff --git a/templates/compose/langfuse.yaml b/templates/compose/langfuse.yaml
index 81b74eae1..84c1c9335 100644
--- a/templates/compose/langfuse.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/langfuse.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
     healthcheck:
       test:
         - CMD-SHELL
-        - "pg_isready -h localhost -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"
+        - "pg_isready -h localhost -U $${POSTGRES_USER} -d $${POSTGRES_DB}"
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
diff --git a/templates/compose/litellm.yaml b/templates/compose/litellm.yaml
index e1c873033..bf9063165 100644
--- a/templates/compose/litellm.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/litellm.yaml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ services:
     healthcheck:
       test:
         - CMD-SHELL
-        - "pg_isready -h localhost -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"
+        - "pg_isready -h localhost -U $${POSTGRES_USER} -d $${POSTGRES_DB}"
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 3