diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 33a2d8b..2087896 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,30 @@ file_env() {
   unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+urlencode() {
+  raw="$1"
+  encoded=""
+  length=$(echo -n "$raw" | wc -c)
+  i=0
+
+  while [ $i -lt $length ]; do
+    c=$(echo "$raw" | cut -c $((i + 1)))
+    case "$c" in
+      [a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) encoded="$encoded$c" ;;
+      *) encoded="$encoded$(printf '%%%02X' "'$c")" ;;
+    esac
+    i=$((i + 1))
+  done
+
+  echo "$encoded"
+}
+
 file_env "TOKEN"
 file_env "MONGODB_PASSWORD"
 file_env "PAYLOAD_SECRET"
 
-export MONGODB_URI="mongodb://$MONGODB_USER:$MONGODB_PASSWORD@$MONGODB_HOST:$MONGODB_PORT"
+MONGODB_PASSWORD_ENCODED=$(urlencode "$MONGODB_PASSWORD")
+
+export MONGODB_URI="mongodb://$MONGODB_USER:$MONGODB_PASSWORD_ENCODED@$MONGODB_HOST:$MONGODB_PORT"
 
 "$@"