diff --git a/libs/external-db-postgres/src/connection_provider.ts b/libs/external-db-postgres/src/connection_provider.ts
index 211b5ac84..ce5ec70f7 100644
--- a/libs/external-db-postgres/src/connection_provider.ts
+++ b/libs/external-db-postgres/src/connection_provider.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default (cfg: PostgresConfig, _poolOptions: postgresPoolOptions) => {
         max: 10,
         idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
         connectionTimeoutMillis: 10000,
+        ssl: process.env['SSL'] === 'true' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : undefined,
     }
     const poolOptions = _poolOptions || {}