diff --git a/src/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core/CodeGenerator.cs b/src/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core/CodeGenerator.cs
index a019644c..e0aa082d 100644
--- a/src/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core/CodeGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core/CodeGenerator.cs
@@ -365,7 +365,15 @@ private DatabaseModel GetDatabaseModel(IDatabaseModelFactory factory)
         _logger.LogInformation("Loading database model ...");
 
         var database = Options.Database;
+
+        //do not evaluate connection string resolving (cfr. { or } in password => crash)
+        var shouldEvaluate = Options.Variables.ShouldEvaluate;
+        Options.Variables.ShouldEvaluate = false;
+
         var connectionString = ResolveConnectionString(database);
+
+        Options.Variables.ShouldEvaluate = shouldEvaluate;
+
         var options = new DatabaseModelFactoryOptions(database.Tables, database.Schemas);
 
         return factory.Create(connectionString, options);
diff --git a/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/CodeGeneratorTests.cs b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/CodeGeneratorTests.cs
index 340139f9..c83c78d2 100644
--- a/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/CodeGeneratorTests.cs
+++ b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/CodeGeneratorTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Options;
+using EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Options;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using FluentCommand.SqlServer.Tests;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ public void Generate()
         result.Should().BeTrue();
     }
 
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Generate_Should_Work_For_Password_With_CurlyBrace()
+    {
+        var generatorOptions = new GeneratorOptions();
+        generatorOptions.Database.ConnectionString = Database.ConnectionString
+            .Replace("Integrated Security=True", @"User ID=testuser;Password=rglna{adQP123456");//This is the user specified in Script003.Tracker.User.sql
+
+        var generator = new CodeGenerator(NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
+        var result = generator.Generate(generatorOptions);
+
+        result.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
         [Fact]
         public void GenerateSpatial()
         {
@@ -61,4 +74,5 @@ public void GenerateSpatial()
 
         }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests.csproj b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests.csproj
index 3d7da2e4..397eb1e2 100644
--- a/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <None Remove="Options\full.yaml" />
     <None Remove="Scripts\Script001.Tracker.Schema.sql" />
     <None Remove="Scripts\Script002.Tracker.Data.sql" />
+    <None Remove="Scripts\Script003.Tracker.User.sql" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/Scripts/Script003.Tracker.User.sql b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/Scripts/Script003.Tracker.User.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1266f16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/EntityFrameworkCore.Generator.Core.Tests/Scripts/Script003.Tracker.User.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+IF NOT EXISTS 
+	(SELECT name  
+		FROM master.sys.sql_logins
+		WHERE name = 'testuser')
+BEGIN
+	CREATE LOGIN [testuser] WITH PASSWORD = N'rglna{adQP123456';
+END  
+-- check our db
+IF NOT EXISTS
+    (SELECT name
+     FROM sys.database_principals
+     WHERE name = 'testuser')
+BEGIN
+    CREATE USER [testuser] FOR LOGIN [testuser] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA = dbo
+END
+exec sp_addrolemember db_datareader, 'testuser'
+exec sp_addrolemember db_datawriter, 'testuser'