diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7571f03..34f9659 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INSTALL_DIRECTORY=<install_directory>
 MEDIA_SERVICE=<media_service>
 
 # VPN configuration
-VPN_ENABLED=<vpn_enabled>
-VPN_SERVICE=<vpn_service>
-VPN_USER=<vpn_user>
-VPN_PASSWORD=<vpn_password>
+VPN_ENABLED=vpn_enabled
+VPN_SERVICE=vpn_service
+VPN_USER=vpn_user
+VPN_PASSWORD=vpn_password
diff --git a/docs.org b/docs.org
index d79521c..2c6b3b6 100644
--- a/docs.org
+++ b/docs.org
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ if [ "$media_service" == "plex" ]; then
 fi
 
 sed -i -e "s|<install_directory>|$install_directory|g" "$env_file" \
- -e "s|<vpn_enabled>|$setup_vpn|g" "$env_file" \
+ -e "s|vpn_enabled|$setup_vpn|g" "$env_file" \
 
 if [ "$setup_vpn" == "y" ]; then
-    sed -i -e "s|<vpn_service>|$vpn_service|g" "$env_file" \
-     -e "s|<vpn_user>|$vpn_user|g" "$env_file" \
-     -e "s|<vpn_password>|$vpn_password|g" "$env_file" \
+    sed -i -e "s|vpn_service|$vpn_service|g" "$env_file" \
+     -e "s|vpn_user|$vpn_user|g" "$env_file" \
+     -e "s|vpn_password|$vpn_password|g" "$env_file" \
      -e "s|#network_mode: \"service:gluetun\"|network_mode: \"service:gluetun\"|g" "$filename" \
      -e "s|ports: # qbittorrent|#ports: # qbittorrent|g" "$filename" \
      -e "s|- 8080:8080 # qbittorrent|#- 8080:8080 # qbittorrent|g" "$filename" \
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 921373b..aa872ae 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ if [ "$media_service" == "plex" ]; then
 fi
 
 sed -i -e "s|<install_directory>|$install_directory|g" "$env_file" \
- -e "s|<vpn_enabled>|$setup_vpn|g" "$env_file" \
+ -e "s|vpn_enabled|$setup_vpn|g" "$env_file" \
 
 if [ "$setup_vpn" == "y" ]; then
-    sed -i -e "s|<vpn_service>|$vpn_service|g" "$env_file" \
-     -e "s|<vpn_user>|$vpn_user|g" "$env_file" \
-     -e "s|<vpn_password>|$vpn_password|g" "$env_file" \
+    sed -i -e "s|vpn_service|$vpn_service|g" "$env_file" \
+     -e "s|vpn_user|$vpn_user|g" "$env_file" \
+     -e "s|vpn_password|$vpn_password|g" "$env_file" \
      -e "s|#network_mode: \"service:gluetun\"|network_mode: \"service:gluetun\"|g" "$filename" \
      -e "s|ports: # qbittorrent|#ports: # qbittorrent|g" "$filename" \
      -e "s|- 8080:8080 # qbittorrent|#- 8080:8080 # qbittorrent|g" "$filename" \