diff --git a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/azure.md b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/azure.md
index cb843e02c03..702c18cf60a 100644
--- a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/azure.md
+++ b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/azure.md
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Complete the following steps to install the [Datadog Cluster Agent][1] on your K
             username: datadog
             password: 'ENC[datadog_user_database_password]'
             connector: 'odbc'
-            driver: 'ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server'
+            driver: '{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}'
             include_ao_metrics: true  # Optional: For AlwaysOn users
             tags:  # Optional
               - 'service:<CUSTOM_SERVICE>'
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ instances:
     username: datadog
     password: 'ENC[datadog_user_database_password]'
     connector: "odbc"
-    driver: "ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server"
+    driver: '{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}'
     tags:  # Optional
       - 'service:<CUSTOM_SERVICE>'
       - 'env:<CUSTOM_ENV>'
diff --git a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/gcsql.md b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/gcsql.md
index 7215fecd671..c731e5eea05 100644
--- a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/gcsql.md
+++ b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/gcsql.md
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Complete the following steps to install the [Datadog Cluster Agent][1] on your K
             username: datadog
             password: 'ENC[datadog_user_database_password]'
             connector: 'odbc'
-            driver: 'ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server'
+            driver: '{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}'
             tags:  # Optional
               - 'service:<CUSTOM_SERVICE>'
               - 'env:<CUSTOM_ENV>'
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ instances:
     username: datadog
     password: 'ENC[datadog_user_database_password]'
     connector: "odbc"
-    driver: "ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server"
+    driver: '{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}'
     tags:  # Optional
       - 'service:<CUSTOM_SERVICE>'
       - 'env:<CUSTOM_ENV>'
diff --git a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/troubleshooting.md b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/troubleshooting.md
index 2582e96b218..f1c69d5a862 100644
--- a/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/content/en/database_monitoring/setup_sql_server/troubleshooting.md
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ To connect SQL Server (either hosted on Linux or Windows) to a Linux host:
         # enable the odbc connector
         connector: odbc
         # enable the ODBC driver
-        driver: ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server
+        driver: '{ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server}'
         username: <USERNAME>
         password: <PASSWORD>
     ```