diff --git a/db_revisions/env.py b/db_revisions/env.py
index 92ef7b1..984b617 100644
--- a/db_revisions/env.py
+++ b/db_revisions/env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from urllib import parse
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from logging.config import fileConfig
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 INST_DB_HOST = os.environ.get("INST_DB_HOST")
 INST_DB_NAME = os.environ.get("INST_DB_NAME")
 INST_DB_SCHEMA = os.environ.get("INST_DB_SCHEMA")
-INST_CONN = f"postgresql://{INST_DB_USER}:{INST_DB_PWD}@{INST_DB_HOST}/{INST_DB_NAME}"
+INST_CONN = f"postgresql://{INST_DB_USER}:{parse.quote(INST_DB_PWD, safe='')}@{INST_DB_HOST}/{INST_DB_NAME}"
 config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", INST_CONN)
 
 # end specific SBL configuration
diff --git a/db_revisions/versions/a41281b1e109_seed_sbl_institution_type_table.py b/db_revisions/versions/a41281b1e109_seed_sbl_institution_type_table.py
index 2abb309..a6ba23e 100644
--- a/db_revisions/versions/a41281b1e109_seed_sbl_institution_type_table.py
+++ b/db_revisions/versions/a41281b1e109_seed_sbl_institution_type_table.py
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@
 depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
 
 seed_data = [
-    {"id": "1", "name": "Bank or savings association."},
-    {"id": "2", "name": "Minority depository institution."},
-    {"id": "3", "name": "Credit union."},
-    {"id": "4", "name": "Nondepository institution."},
-    {"id": "5", "name": "Community development financial institution (CDFI)."},
-    {"id": "6", "name": "Other nonprofit financial institution."},
-    {"id": "7", "name": "Farm Credit System institution."},
-    {"id": "8", "name": "Government lender."},
-    {"id": "9", "name": "Commercial finance company."},
-    {"id": "10", "name": "Equipment finance company."},
-    {"id": "11", "name": "Industrial loan company."},
-    {"id": "12", "name": "Online lender."},
+    {"id": "1", "name": "Bank or savings association"},
+    {"id": "2", "name": "Minority depository institution"},
+    {"id": "3", "name": "Credit union"},
+    {"id": "4", "name": "Nondepository institution"},
+    {"id": "5", "name": "Community development financial institution (CDFI)"},
+    {"id": "6", "name": "Other nonprofit financial institution"},
+    {"id": "7", "name": "Farm Credit System institution"},
+    {"id": "8", "name": "Government lender"},
+    {"id": "9", "name": "Commercial finance company"},
+    {"id": "10", "name": "Equipment finance company"},
+    {"id": "11", "name": "Industrial loan company"},
+    {"id": "12", "name": "Online lender"},
     {"id": "13", "name": "Other"},
 ]
 
diff --git a/db_revisions/versions/f4ff7d1aa6df_seed_hmda_institution_type_table.py b/db_revisions/versions/f4ff7d1aa6df_seed_hmda_institution_type_table.py
index c49efad..3338d62 100644
--- a/db_revisions/versions/f4ff7d1aa6df_seed_hmda_institution_type_table.py
+++ b/db_revisions/versions/f4ff7d1aa6df_seed_hmda_institution_type_table.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     {"id": "15", "name": "MBS of Savings and Loan Holding Co"},
     {"id": "16", "name": "MBS of state chartered Thrift"},
     {"id": "17", "name": "MBS of federally chartered thrift (OCC supervised)"},
-    {"id": "18", "name": "Affiliate of depository institution. MBS is in the same ownership org as a depository."},
+    {"id": "18", "name": "Affiliate of depository institution; MBS is in the same ownership org as a depository"},
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_lookup_tables_data_seed.py b/tests/migrations/test_lookup_tables_data_seed.py
index 335c40b..e4e0c90 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_lookup_tables_data_seed.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_lookup_tables_data_seed.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_sbl_institution_type_data_seed(alembic_runner: MigrationContext, alembi
         sbl_institution_type_rows = conn.execute(
             text("SELECT id, name from %s where id = :id " % sbl_institution_type_tablename), (dict(id="1"))
         ).fetchall()
-    sbl_institution_type_expected = [("1", "Bank or savings association.")]
+    sbl_institution_type_expected = [("1", "Bank or savings association")]
 
     assert sbl_institution_type_rows == sbl_institution_type_expected