diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fc7bdc5..24e8d0d 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LOCAL_STACK_DIR=/srv/docker/volumes/portainer
 NETWORK=webservices
 
 # portainer
-# Generate with the command: htpasswd -nb -B admin asd | cut -d ":" -
+# Generate with the command: htpasswd -nb -B admin asd | cut -d ':' -f 2
 # On Debian the tool is part of the `apache2-utils` package
 PORT_ENCRYPTED_PWD=
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6f3986e..1e50801 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     env_file:
       - portainer.env
-    command: --no-analytics --admin-password ${PORT_ENCRYPTED_PWD}
+    command: --no-analytics --admin-password="${PORT_ENCRYPTED_PWD}"
 
 networks:
   default: