diff --git a/docs/source/providers/vector_io/inline_milvus.md b/docs/source/providers/vector_io/inline_milvus.md
index 1e9bbfc79..8e99d7f95 100644
--- a/docs/source/providers/vector_io/inline_milvus.md
+++ b/docs/source/providers/vector_io/inline_milvus.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ Please refer to the remote provider documentation.
 ## Sample Configuration
 
 ```yaml
-db_path: ${env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/dummy/milvus.db}
+db_path: ${env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/dummy}/milvus.db
 kvstore:
   type: sqlite
   namespace: null
-  db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/dummy}/${env.MILVUS_KVSTORE_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/dummy/milvus_registry.db}
+  db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/dummy}/milvus_registry.db
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/milvus/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/milvus/config.py
index 6cf473a8d..61a8acd78 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/milvus/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/milvus/config.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ class MilvusVectorIOConfig(BaseModel):
     @classmethod
     def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {
-            "db_path": f"${{env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:={__distro_dir__}/milvus.db}}",
+            "db_path": "${env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:=" + __distro_dir__ + "}/" + "milvus.db",
             "kvstore": SqliteKVStoreConfig.sample_run_config(
                 __distro_dir__=__distro_dir__,
-                db_name=f"${{env.MILVUS_KVSTORE_DB_PATH:={__distro_dir__}/milvus_registry.db}}",
+                db_name="milvus_registry.db",
             ),
         }
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
index f983788b4..2682d5a72 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ providers:
   - provider_id: ${env.ENABLE_MILVUS:+milvus}
     provider_type: inline::milvus
     config:
-      db_path: ${env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/distributions/starter/milvus.db}
+      db_path: ${env.MILVUS_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/distributions/starter}/milvus.db
       kvstore:
         type: sqlite
         namespace: null
-        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/starter}/${env.MILVUS_KVSTORE_DB_PATH:=~/.llama/distributions/starter/milvus_registry.db}
+        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/starter}/milvus_registry.db
   - provider_id: ${env.ENABLE_CHROMADB:+chromadb}
     provider_type: remote::chromadb
     config: