diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d9b67f2..23765d7 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -106,27 +106,10 @@ echo "✓ nextcloud-calendar built successfully"
 echo "Building nextcloud-mail..."
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/tools/go/nextcloud-mail"
 
-# Build ldflags - escape special characters in values
-escape_ldflag() {
-  local value="$1"
-  # Escape backslashes, double quotes, and spaces
-  value="${value//\\/\\\\}"
-  value="${value//\"/\\\"}"
-  echo "$value"
-}
-
-LDFLAGS="-X main.BuildIMAPServer=\"$(escape_ldflag "$IMAP_SERVER")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildIMAPPort=\"$(escape_ldflag "$IMAP_PORT")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildIMAPUser=\"$(escape_ldflag "$IMAP_USER")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildIMAPPassword=\"$(escape_ldflag "$IMAP_PASS")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildSMTPServer=\"$(escape_ldflag "$SMTP_SERVER")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildSMTPPort=\"$(escape_ldflag "$SMTP_PORT")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildSMTPUser=\"$(escape_ldflag "$SMTP_USER")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildSMTPPassword=\"$(escape_ldflag "$SMTP_PASS")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildUseSSL=\"$(escape_ldflag "$USE_SSL")\""
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X main.BuildIgnoreCerts=\"$(escape_ldflag "$IGNORE_CERTS")\""
-
-go build -ldflags="$LDFLAGS" -o ~/bin/nextcloud-mail .
+# Build with compile-time credentials
+# Note: This simple approach works for most passwords but may fail with
+# passwords containing spaces, double quotes, or $ characters
+go build -ldflags="-X main.BuildIMAPServer=$IMAP_SERVER -X main.BuildIMAPPort=$IMAP_PORT -X main.BuildIMAPUser=$IMAP_USER -X main.BuildIMAPPassword=$IMAP_PASS -X main.BuildSMTPServer=$SMTP_SERVER -X main.BuildSMTPPort=$SMTP_PORT -X main.BuildSMTPUser=$SMTP_USER -X main.BuildSMTPPassword=$SMTP_PASS -X main.BuildUseSSL=$USE_SSL -X main.BuildIgnoreCerts=$IGNORE_CERTS" -o ~/bin/nextcloud-mail .
 echo "✓ nextcloud-mail built successfully"
 
 echo ""