diff --git a/server_environment/readme/newsfragments/265.bugfix b/server_environment/readme/newsfragments/265.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e074060d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server_environment/readme/newsfragments/265.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+remove interpolation in the configparser
diff --git a/server_environment/server_env.py b/server_environment/server_env.py
index e1194d165..bfc7b7dea 100644
--- a/server_environment/server_env.py
+++ b/server_environment/server_env.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def _load_config_from_env(config_p):
 
 def _load_config():
     """Load the configuration and return a ConfigParser instance."""
-    config_p = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config_p = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
     # options are case-sensitive
     config_p.optionxform = str
 
diff --git a/server_environment/tests/test_server_environment.py b/server_environment/tests/test_server_environment.py
index 822d4a7e0..d97076792 100644
--- a/server_environment/tests/test_server_environment.py
+++ b/server_environment/tests/test_server_environment.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_value_retrieval(self):
         with self.set_config_dir("testfiles"):
             parser = server_env._load_config()
             val = parser.get("external_service.ftp", "user")
-            self.assertEqual(val, "testing")
+            self.assertEqual(val, "testing%")
             val = parser.get("external_service.ftp", "host")
             self.assertEqual(val, "sftp.example.com")
 
diff --git a/server_environment/tests/testfiles/testing/base.conf b/server_environment/tests/testfiles/testing/base.conf
index 46da78487..eeed2736f 100644
--- a/server_environment/tests/testfiles/testing/base.conf
+++ b/server_environment/tests/testfiles/testing/base.conf
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 odoo_test_option = Set in config file for testing env
 
 [external_service.ftp]
-user = testing
+user = testing%