diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines.yml b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
index d61723a46e..ddd45ae4bb 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ stages:
                   displayName: Use .Net Core sdk 5.x
                   inputs:
                       version: 5.x
+
                 - powershell: sqllocaldb start mssqllocaldb
                   displayName: Start MSSQL LocalDb
-                - powershell:  Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query "CREATE DATABASE $env:UmbracoDatabaseName" -ServerInstance $env:UmbracoDatabaseServer
+                - powershell:  Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query "CREATE DATABASE $($env:UmbracoDatabaseName)" -ServerInstance $env:UmbracoDatabaseServer
                   displayName: Create database
                 - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
                   displayName: dotnet build (Netcore)