diff --git a/apps/server-doj/src/server.ts b/apps/server-doj/src/server.ts
index 79c38d82..2bd8d940 100644
--- a/apps/server-doj/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/server-doj/src/server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const createCustomServer = async (ctx: {
   dbUri: string;
 }): Promise<any> => {
   const db = createDatabaseGateway(
-    await createPostgresDatabaseContext(ctx.dbUri)
+    await createPostgresDatabaseContext(ctx.dbUri, true)
   );
 
   return createServer({
diff --git a/apps/server-kansas/src/server.ts b/apps/server-kansas/src/server.ts
index 79c38d82..2bd8d940 100644
--- a/apps/server-kansas/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/server-kansas/src/server.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const createCustomServer = async (ctx: {
   dbUri: string;
 }): Promise<any> => {
   const db = createDatabaseGateway(
-    await createPostgresDatabaseContext(ctx.dbUri)
+    await createPostgresDatabaseContext(ctx.dbUri, true)
   );
 
   return createServer({
diff --git a/packages/database/src/clients/knex.ts b/packages/database/src/clients/knex.ts
index 40960cd7..56053b93 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/clients/knex.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/clients/knex.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ const migrationsDirectory = path.resolve(
 
 export const createKnex = (config: Knex.Config): Knex => knex(config);
 
-export const getPostgresKnex = (connectionString: string): Knex => {
+export const getPostgresKnex = (
+  connectionString: string,
+  ssl: boolean = false
+): Knex => {
   return knex({
     client: 'pg',
     connection: {
       connectionString,
+      ssl,
     },
     useNullAsDefault: true,
     migrations: {
diff --git a/packages/database/src/clients/kysely/postgres.ts b/packages/database/src/clients/kysely/postgres.ts
index 6c2024f5..e76b30f2 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/clients/kysely/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/clients/kysely/postgres.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import pg from 'pg';
 
 import { type Database } from './types.js';
 
-export const createPostgresDatabase = (connectionString: string) => {
+export const createPostgresDatabase = (
+  connectionString: string,
+  ssl: boolean
+) => {
   return new Kysely<Database>({
     dialect: new PostgresDialect({
       pool: new pg.Pool({
         connectionString,
+        ssl,
       }),
     }),
   });
diff --git a/packages/database/src/context/postgres.ts b/packages/database/src/context/postgres.ts
index 327d9d09..95d2d6e3 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/context/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/context/postgres.ts
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ export class PostgresDatabaseContext implements DatabaseContext {
   knex?: Knex;
   kysely?: Kysely<Database>;
 
-  constructor(public readonly connectionUri: string) {}
+  constructor(
+    public readonly connectionUri: string,
+    private ssl: boolean = false
+  ) {}
 
   async getKnex() {
     if (!this.knex) {
-      this.knex = getPostgresKnex(this.connectionUri);
+      this.knex = getPostgresKnex(this.connectionUri, this.ssl);
     }
     return this.knex;
   }
 
   async getKysely(): Promise<Kysely<Database>> {
     if (!this.kysely) {
-      this.kysely = createPostgresDatabase(this.connectionUri);
+      this.kysely = createPostgresDatabase(this.connectionUri, this.ssl);
     }
     return this.kysely;
   }
@@ -39,8 +42,11 @@ export class PostgresDatabaseContext implements DatabaseContext {
   }
 }
 
-export const createPostgresDatabaseContext = async (connectionUri: string) => {
-  const ctx = new PostgresDatabaseContext(connectionUri);
+export const createPostgresDatabaseContext = async (
+  connectionUri: string,
+  ssl: boolean
+) => {
+  const ctx = new PostgresDatabaseContext(connectionUri, ssl);
   await migrateDatabase(ctx);
   return ctx;
 };