diff --git a/manifests/server/database.pp b/manifests/server/database.pp
index 9dc1d76..bf279ae 100644
--- a/manifests/server/database.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/database.pp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ define postgresql::server::database(
 
   $encoding_option = $encoding ? {
     undef   => '',
-    default => "ENCODING=${encoding}",
+    default => "ENCODING='${encoding}'",
   }
 
   $tablespace_option = $tablespace ? {