diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17650ab8d..35df97ae9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Create extra databases"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE nservicebus1"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE nservicebus2"
-          sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE [n service.bus&*#]"
+          sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE [n service.bus&#]"
 
           echo "Create additional schemas"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE SCHEMA receiver AUTHORIZATION db_owner" -d "nservicebus"
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
index 1a91dca05..d3f998500 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 public class When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint : MultiCatalogAcceptanceTest
 {
-    static string EndpointConnectionString => WithCustomCatalog(GetDefaultConnectionString(), "n service.bus&*#");
+    static string EndpointConnectionString => WithCustomCatalog(GetDefaultConnectionString(), "n service.bus&#");
 
     [Test]
     public async Task Should_be_able_to_send_messages_to_the_endpoint()