diff --git a/src/database/database.cpp b/src/database/database.cpp
index 58412cc3a0c..934197fe8f9 100644
--- a/src/database/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database/database.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ bool Database::connect(const std::string* host, const std::string* user, const s
 	bool reconnect = true;
 	mysql_options(handle, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
 
-	uint8_t ssl_disabled = 0;
-	mysql_options(handle, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &ssl_disabled);
+    // remove ssl verification
+	bool ssl_enabled = false;
+	mysql_options(handle, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &ssl_enabled);
 
 	// connects to database
 	if (!mysql_real_connect(handle, host->c_str(), user->c_str(), password->c_str(), database->c_str(), port, sock->c_str(), 0)) {