diff --git a/geeksbot.py b/geeksbot.py
index efd6490..9071bcf 100644
--- a/geeksbot.py
+++ b/geeksbot.py
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class Geeksbot(commands.Bot):
         self.gcs_service = build('customsearch', 'v1', developerKey=self.bot_secrets['google_search_key'])
 
     async def connect_db(self):
-        self.db_con = await asyncpg.connect(host={self.bot_secrets['db_con']['host']},
-                                            database={self.bot_secrets['db_con']['db_name']},
-                                            user={self.bot_secrets['db_con']['user']},
-                                            password={self.bot_secrets['db_con']['password']})
+        self.db_con = await asyncpg.connect(host=self.bot_secrets['db_con']['host'],
+                                            database=self.bot_secrets['db_con']['db_name'],
+                                            user=self.bot_secrets['db_con']['user'],
+                                            password=self.bot_secrets['db_con']['password'])
 
     @staticmethod
     async def get_custom_prefix(bot_inst, message):