diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/QPIDInfrastructure/bin/populateDB.sh b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/QPIDInfrastructure/bin/populateDB.sh
index 12da2e0cc32c076c22480f525023dafb774e8383..22dbb7746a2070e38935fdd125df86f06cdf73a0 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/QPIDInfrastructure/bin/populateDB.sh
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/QPIDInfrastructure/bin/populateDB.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ if [ "$LOFARENV" == "PRODUCTION" ]; then
   PREFIX=
 elif [ "$LOFARENV" == "TEST" ]; then
   PROD=false
-  PREFIX=".test"
+  PREFIX="test."
 else
   PROD=false
-  PREFIX=".devel"
+  PREFIX="devel."
 fi