diff --git a/src/lib/coolify-db.ts b/src/lib/coolify-db.ts
index ec4181f..3cdc362 100644
--- a/src/lib/coolify-db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/coolify-db.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@ const { Pool } = pg;
 
 let pool: pg.Pool | null = null;
 
+function parseDbUrl(url: string): pg.PoolConfig {
+  // Manual parsing to handle special chars in password (/, =, etc.)
+  const match = url.match(/^postgres(?:ql)?:\/\/([^:]+):(.+)@([^:]+):(\d+)\/(.+)$/);
+  if (match) {
+    return { user: match[1], password: match[2], host: match[3], port: parseInt(match[4]), database: match[5] };
+  }
+  return { connectionString: url };
+}
+
 function getPool(): pg.Pool {
   if (!pool) {
     pool = new Pool({
-      connectionString: serverConfig.coolifyDbUrl,
+      ...parseDbUrl(serverConfig.coolifyDbUrl),
       max: 3,
       idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
       connectionTimeoutMillis: 5000,