diff --git a/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/templates/config.yaml.j2
index 7f2ccc48a4a398e4517f629fbdad51547d244dc6..3186e9162f1ec46de2117e2f09560cb0c79e29e9 100644
--- a/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ location:
 
   # Paths to local or remote repositories.
   repositories:
-  - "ssh://{{ borgbackup_target_user }}@{{ borgbackup_target_ip }}/{{ borgbackup_repo_path }}"
+  - "ssh://{{ borgbackup_target_user }}@{{ borgbackup_target_ip }}:/{{ borgbackup_repo_path }}"
 
   exclude_patterns:
   {% for item in borgbackup_exclude_dirs %}