diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19e5458..ce2c947 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ DOKKU_REDIS_LOLIPOP_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR=172.17.0.1
 The following will be set on the linked application by default:
 
 ```
-REDIS_URL=redis://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
+REDIS_URL=redis://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
 ```
 
 The host exposed here only works internally in docker containers. If you want your container to be reachable from outside, you should use the 'expose' subcommand. Another service can be linked to your app:
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ dokku redis:link lolipop playground
 This will cause `REDIS_URL` to be set as:
 
 ```
-redis2://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
+redis2://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
 ```
 
 ### unlink the redis service from the app
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ dokku redis:promote <service> <app>
 If you have a redis service linked to an app and try to link another redis service another link environment variable will be generated automatically:
 
 ```
-DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
+DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
 ```
 
 You can promote the new service to be the primary one:
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ dokku redis:promote other_service playground
 This will replace `REDIS_URL` with the url from other_service and generate another environment variable to hold the previous value if necessary. You could end up with the following for example:
 
 ```
-REDIS_URL=redis://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
-DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
-DOKKU_REDIS_SILVER_URL=redis://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
+REDIS_URL=redis://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
+DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-other-service:6379/other_service
+DOKKU_REDIS_SILVER_URL=redis://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-redis-lolipop:6379/lolipop
 ```
 
 ### start a previously stopped redis service
@@ -653,4 +653,4 @@ dokku redis:backup-unschedule lolipop
 
 If you wish to disable the `docker pull` calls that the plugin triggers, you may set the `REDIS_DISABLE_PULL` environment variable to `true`. Once disabled, you will need to pull the service image you wish to deploy as shown in the `stderr` output.
 
-Please ensure the proper images are in place when `docker pull` is disabled.
\ No newline at end of file
+Please ensure the proper images are in place when `docker pull` is disabled.
diff --git a/subcommands/link b/subcommands/link
index 9a435d6..e55205e 100755
--- a/subcommands/link
+++ b/subcommands/link
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ service-link-cmd() {
   #E
   #E the following will be set on the linked application by default:
   #E
-  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
+  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
   #E
   #E the host exposed here only works internally in docker containers.
   #E if you want your container to be reachable from outside, you should
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ service-link-cmd() {
   #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:link lolipop playground
   #E this will cause ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL to be set as:
   #E
-  #E     ${PLUGIN_SCHEME}2://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
+  #E     ${PLUGIN_SCHEME}2://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
   #A service, service to run command against
   #A app, app to run command against
   #F -a|--alias "BLUE_DATABASE", an alternative alias to use for linking to an app via environment variable
diff --git a/subcommands/promote b/subcommands/promote
index eec7e02..4c07f0e 100755
--- a/subcommands/promote
+++ b/subcommands/promote
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ service-promote-cmd() {
   #E if you have a $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX service linked to an app and try to link another $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX service
   #E another link environment variable will be generated automatically:
   #E
-  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_BLUE_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
+  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_BLUE_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
   #E
   #E you can promote the new service to be the primary one
   #E > NOTE: this will restart your app
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ service-promote-cmd() {
   #E another environment variable to hold the previous value if necessary.
   #E you could end up with the following for example:
   #E
-  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
-  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_BLUE_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://other_service:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
-  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_SILVER_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://lolipop:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
+  #E     ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
+  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_BLUE_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://:ANOTHER_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-other-service:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/other_service
+  #E     DOKKU_${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_SILVER_URL=${PLUGIN_SCHEME}://:SOME_PASSWORD@dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-lolipop:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[0]}/lolipop
   #A service, service to run command against
   #A app, app to run command against
   declare desc="promote service <service> as ${PLUGIN_DEFAULT_ALIAS}_URL in <app>"
diff --git a/tests/service_info.bats b/tests/service_info.bats
index e3890be..984f2f1 100755
--- a/tests/service_info.bats
+++ b/tests/service_info.bats
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ teardown() {
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) success" {
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
 }
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) replaces underscores by dash in hostname" {
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:create" test_with_underscores
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" test_with_underscores
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/test_with_underscores/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "redis://test_with_underscores:$password@dokku-redis-test-with-underscores:6379"
+  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-test-with-underscores:6379"
   dokku --force "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:destroy" test_with_underscores
 }
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) success with flag" {
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --dsn
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_output "redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_output "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
 
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --config-dir
   assert_success
diff --git a/tests/service_link.bats b/tests/service_link.bats
index ada3f88..78ed4ed 100755
--- a/tests/service_link.bats
+++ b/tests/service_link.bats
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   url=$(dokku config:get my_app REDIS_URL)
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "$url" "redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_contains "$url" "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   assert_success
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:unlink" l my_app
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ teardown() {
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:link" l my_app
   url=$(dokku config:get my_app REDIS_URL)
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "$url" "redis2://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_contains "$url" "redis2://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   assert_success
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:unlink" l my_app
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ teardown() {
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:link" l my_app --alias "ALIAS"
   url=$(dokku config:get my_app ALIAS_URL)
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "$url" "redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_contains "$url" "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   assert_success
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:unlink" l my_app
 }
diff --git a/tests/service_promote.bats b/tests/service_promote.bats
index 141497e..0512199 100755
--- a/tests/service_promote.bats
+++ b/tests/service_promote.bats
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote) changes REDIS_URL" {
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_URL=redis://u:p@host:6379/db" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_URL=redis://:p@host:6379/db" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote" l my_app
   url=$(dokku config:get my_app REDIS_URL)
-  assert_equal "$url" "redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_equal "$url" "redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
 }
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote) creates new config url when needed" {
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_URL=redis://u:p@host:6379/db" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_URL=redis://:p@host:6379/db" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote" l my_app
   run dokku config my_app
   assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "DOKKU_REDIS_"
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote) uses REDIS_DATABASE_SCHEME variable" {
   password="$(sudo cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_DATABASE_SCHEME=redis2" "REDIS_URL=redis://u:p@host:6379" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis2://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  dokku config:set my_app "REDIS_DATABASE_SCHEME=redis2" "REDIS_URL=redis://:p@host:6379" "DOKKU_REDIS_BLUE_URL=redis2://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:promote" l my_app
   url=$(dokku config:get my_app REDIS_URL)
-  assert_equal "$url" "redis2://l:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
+  assert_equal "$url" "redis2://:$password@dokku-redis-l:6379"
 }