diff --git a/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini b/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini
index 13950ebad..d8d5f21a2 100644
--- a/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini
+++ b/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Example: sql_connection = mysql://root:nova@127.0.0.1:3306/ovs_quantum
 # Replace 127.0.0.1 above with the IP address of the database used by the
 # main quantum server. (Leave it as is if the database runs on this host.)
-sql_connection=sqlite://
+sql_connection = sqlite://
 
 [OVS]
 # This enables the new OVSQuantumTunnelAgent which enables tunneling